All students are required to have the following on file:

• Medical Statement signed by a doctor
• Current Immunization Record
• Emergency Medical Authorization Form
• Emergency Transportation Authorization Form

The principal, nurse, secretary, and members of the teaching and cafeteria staff are trained in CPR, First Aid, and Management of Communicable Disease. The school follows the Communicable Disease Chart, posted in the nurse’s office, which is provided by the State of Ohio Department of Health.

The school requires an Emergency Authorization from each family from which is assessed by the School Nurse. It is essential that the Emergency Authorization Form always be current so that the family can be notified in case of an emergency. In the event of illness/accident during the school day, the student is sent to the nurse’s office, if serious the parent/guardian will be notified immediately. No student is permitted to leave school grounds unless the parent/guardian has been contacted and is aware that the student is on the way home. Students are signed out in the school office.

The School Nurse performs several annual services for student. These include:

• Annual height and weight recordings
• Annual vision screening for grades K, 3, 5, 7, and 8
• Annual hearing screening for grades K, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7
• Screenings for scoliosis for grades 5 – 8
• Strep Screening Program is in effect through the Lakewood Board.

Immunizations
Immunizations for school children are requirements under Ohio Law. Parent/guardians are responsible for presenting written evidence that the child has the required immunizations. They include:

• 4 DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, 4th or 5th after age 4)
• 3 Polio
• 2 MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, 1st after age 1, 2nd before grade 7)
• TB Test
• Optional immunizations include Varicella (chicken pox), Hep B, Flu, and MCV4 (meningitis)

On the 15th day after commencement of school, any student who has not met the above requirements will be excluded from attendance at school. Medical authorities and school educators urge that each child have a complete medical examination before entering school.

Blood-borne Pathogens
The school complies with the OSHA mandate for handling of blood. Each student is required to have a plan on file that deals with spilled blood fluids which necessitates the use of rubber gloves and plastic bags. This is for the protection of all. The entire staff at SS Cyril & Methodius has been instructed on these mandates.

Contagious Diseases
Parent/guardians are asked to contact the school office when their child has been diagnosed with a contagious condition, including Strep and Staph infections, head lice, or skin conditions. When your child has been home with an illness, it is recommended that he/she not return to until temperature has been normal for 48 hours and the physician gives a release. The Principal will notify parent/guardians if a contagious outbreak occurs in school. Outbreaks of head lice are a normal part of early school life. The school instructs students and parents in control measures during an assembly.

When a student becomes ill at school
If a student becomes ill during the day, parent/guardians will be contacted immediately. The parent/guardian or authorized person will be expected to pick up the child immediately. The child will be moved to an area away form the other children and carefully monitored for worsening condition.

Below is a partial list of symptoms, which would prompt immediate notification of parent/guardian:

• Temperature of 100 F (taken by mouth method)
• Diarrhea (more than one abnormally loose stool within a 24-hour period)
• Stiff neck
• Vomiting
• Sore throat or difficulty in swallowing
• Conjunctivitis or pink eye
• Untreated infected skin patches
• Unusual spots or rashes
• Severe coughing, wheezing or difficulty in breathing
• Yellowish skin or eyes
• Evidence of lice, scabies, or other parasitic infestation
• Complaints of pain

Administration of Medication Policy

All medication is to be taken to the School Office and an Administration of Medication Form must be completed. The request should include the medication name, dosage, schedule, etc. and must be in original child proof container with an affixed label containing the student’s name.

Asthma inhalers may be self-administered after guidelines have been met and approved by the school nurse, parent/guardian, and principal along with Administration of Medication Form. Instruction on the use of, and doctor’s permission must be on file in the school office.

Only school nurse or principal will administer medication when:

• An Administration of Medication Form has been correctly filled out, dated and signed by the parent/guardian and placed in the student’s folder.
• Medication is in a the original container along with medication name, dosage, schedule, etc. and must be in original child proof container with an affixed label containing the student’s name.
• Written instruction from a licensed physician or dentist are secured

The school nurse will not administer:

• Over the counter drugs, creams or lotions such as fever reducing medication, cough drops or syrup, lip balm, vitamins, fluoride supplement, sun block, etc. without a parent’s signature
• Any medication that is labels “as needed.” Will not be administered without clear guidelines for administering a dose.
• Medication NOT in its original container
• Medication including over the counter that is not secured by a physician’s prescription (i.e. Tylenol™, Motrin™, cough syrup)

Readmitting a student to school after being ill:
The following guidelines will be used when readmitting students to school:

• The student must be free from symptoms for a full forty-eight hours from fever, vomiting, and/or diarrhea
• Student must have completed a full twenty-four hours of antibiotics
• Parent must provide proof of a negative throat culture. If a positive throat culture, the student may return after forty-eight hours of prescription medication
• When applicable, the parent/guardian must provide a doctor’s note that the student is free of parasitic infection, including head lice, if treated by a physician.

All student, teachers, and staff wash their hands at school after toileting, before food preparation times, and before eating to aid in the control of communicable disease. Student should also wash their hands prior to Computer class. Keyboards and mice are wiped down with antiseptic cloths and/or Isopropyl Alcohol at the end of each day.