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453.4
ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS TO STUDENTS
The District Administrator is authorized to designate any school employee or volunteer to administer to a student any drug which may be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription or any prescription drug in compliance with the written instructions of a practitioner. Designated employees or volunteers shall receive appropriate instruction on the administration of drugs to students.
No medication will be given to a student without parent/guardian consent and written instructions on a completed Medical Permission Form. Medical Permission Forms may be obtained from the school health clinic. The school health clinic shall periodically review the written instructions on each Medical Permission Form. Prescription medication must be brought in a container with a current pharmacy label on it. Medication must be brought to school by a parent/guardian or a parent/guardian may call the school health clinic the day that the student will bring the medication. All medication will be kept in the school health clinic, except as provided below. If the school health clinic is closed, students should report to the school office. A written record of all medications administered to students by designated employees or volunteers shall be kept in the school health clinic. Parents will be contacted near the end of the school year to pick up remaining medication from the clinic. Students may pick up remaining medication with permission of the parent expressed through a signed note or a phone call to the school health clinic.
Students who have unique medical needs (e.g., severe allergic reactions, diabetes, etc.) may be permitted to carry medication and medical devices, such as a glucose monitoring kit, to use as needed. In such cases, a health care plan shall be developed by the principal, parent, and school health nurse. This plan shall be kept on file in the health clinic.
An asthmatic student may possess and use a metered dose inhaler or dry powder inhaler while in school, at a school sponsored activity or under the supervision of a school authority. The student must have the written approval of the student's physician, and if the student is a minor, the written approval of the student's parent/guardian.
Adoption Date - 2/13/85; 7/1/87; 6/12/96; 7/8/98; 8/5/98; 7/21/99
Legal Reference - Sections 118.29, 118.291, 121.02(1)(g) Wis. Stats.; PI 8.01(2)(g) Wis. Admin. Code
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