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Medicines |
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If a child is required to take oral medication or an injection during
school hours, and the parent or guardian cannot come to the school to administer the medication, the principal or his designee
may do so in compliance with the following regulations. |
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A written request must be properly executed and delivered in
person by the parent or guardian to the principal of the school in which
the child is enrolled. |
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All medication to be administered by school personnel must be
prescribed and directions given by a physician for administering
the medicine. No internal medication, including aspirin, bufferin
or any "across the counter" medication shall be administered
unless it is a prescribed medication. No topical medication shall
be applied to the student's skin in any form such as peroxide,
Neosporin, merthiolate, or like medication, without complying
with the same requirements for administering oral medication or
an injection. |
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The appropriate school employee administering oral medication
should require that the student ingest the medication in their presence. |
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responsible for: |
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Determining that the
request is properly executed. |
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Informing and instructing
the appropriate personned |
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in the school of the
action taken on the request. |
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Keeping medication in a
safe place. |
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Returning all unused
medicine to parent or guardian. |
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The principal, with superintendent's approval,
may reject any request for administration of medicine and a written
reason will be given by principal to the person making the request. |
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A copy of this policy will be given to the parent or guardian of a
student at the time a request to administer medication is made. |
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Please refer to Livingston Parish School Board Policy Manual
File: JGCB for the complete policy on administration of
medication. |
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