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End of Year Clinic Reminders
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I have enjoyed helping to care for the health needs of your children this year. There are many things to think about as we approach the last week of school. Here are just a few reminders from the clinic:
End of School Year Medication Pick up – Please pick up ALL medications from the school clinic by noon on June 7th. Please come to the front office and give your student’s name to the Receptionist. If medication is not picked up from the clinic by noon on June 7th, it will be considered abandoned. Abandoned medication will be destroyed in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. We do NOT keep any meds (including EPI pens/inhalers) in the clinic over the summer.
New Health Forms/Meds for the 2023-24 School Year - With each new school year, it is necessary to update your child’s Health Forms in the school clinic. All students with medical conditions (ie Asthma, Allergies, Seizures, etc.) must submit new health care plans each school year. The forms must be completed, signed by parent and physician, dated after 6/2/23, and turned in to the School Nurse when school resumes in August. Please see the school website, forms are located under the tab: student health. Medication will not be accepted without forms completed by the physician and parent.
If you plan to bring medications to the clinic next year, you must submit the appropriate form for each medication. If the medicine is over the counter, only a parent's signature is required. However, if it is prescription medication, or needs to be administered for more than 2 weeks, the form must be signed by a physician. Please see the school website: tab under student health - to read all the information regarding forms, safely transporting and keeping meds in the clinic.
For students 7th grade-12th grade: If you would like for your student to carry emergency medication, such as an inhaler, epi-pen, or glucagon/diabetes supplies, the physician must indicate on the health form that the student is trained and capable of carrying and self-administering the listed medication. All necessary Health Forms can be found at the link below and on the school website under Student Health.
https://www.gwisd.us/vnews/display.v/ART/4dfa1f9769af4
If you have a rising 7th grader, please contact your student’s primary care provider to see if they will need any required immunizations before school resumes in August. All students must be up to date in order to receive their class schedule during orientation/first day of school. (7th grade students are due for a Tdap and Meningitis vaccine.)
Thank you and please do not hesitate to call or email me with any questions! Enjoy a fun and safe summer!
Rachael Clayton, RN
School Nurse
phone: 361-449-1914 ext. 1062
fax: 361-449-8921
