507.00 - Student Health and Well-Being

507.00 - Student Health and Well-Being dawn@iowaschoo… Fri, 05/29/2020 - 14:46

507.02 - Special Health Services

The Board recognizes that some special education students need special health services during the school day. These students shall receive special health services in conjunction with their individualized education program (IEP).

(November 15, 1993; October 16, 2000; March 21, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)

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507.03 - Health and Immunization Certificates

Students desiring to participate in athletic activities or enrolling in kindergarten or first grade in the school district will have a physical examination by a licensed physician and provide proof of such an examination to the school district. A physical examination and proof of such an examination may be required by the administration for students in other grades enrolling for the first time in the school district.

A certificate of health stating the results of a physical examination and signed by the physician is on file at the attendance center. Each student will submit an up-to-date certificate of health upon the request of the superintendent. Failure to provide this information may be grounds for disciplinary action.

Students enrolling for the first time in the school district will also submit a certificate of immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubeola, rubella, and other immunizations required by law. The student may be admitted conditionally to the attendance center if the student has not yet completed the immunization process but is in the process of doing so. Failure to meet the immunization requirement will be grounds for suspension, expulsion or denial of admission. Upon recommendation of the Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Department of Public Health, students entering the district for the first time may be required to pass a TB test prior to admission. The district may conduct TB tests of current students.

Students enrolling in kindergarten or any grade in elementary school in the district will have, at a minimum, a dental screening performed by a licensed medical professional (physician, nurse, physician assistant, dentist, dental hygienist) sometime between the student turning three (3) years of age and four (4) months following the student’s enrollment in the district, and will provide proof of such a screening to the district. Students enrolling in any grade in high school in the district will have, at a minimum, a dental screening performed by a licensed dentist or dental hygienist sometime between one (1) year prior to the student’s enrollment in the district and four (4) months following the student’s enrollment in the district, and will provide proof of such a screening to the district.

Exemptions from the immunization requirement in this policy will be allowed only for medical or religious reasons recognized under the law. The student must provide a valid Iowa State Department of Health Certificate of Immunization Exemption to be exempt from this policy.

(June 15, 1992; November 17, 1997; April 18, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)

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507.04 - Administration of Medication to Students

Some students may need prescription and nonprescription medication to participate in their educational program. These students shall receive medication concomitant with their educational program. When administration of the medication requires ongoing professional health judgment, an individual health plan shall be developed by the licensed health personnel with the student and the student’s parent.

Medication, including over-the-counter medication, shall be administered only when the student’s parent or guardian (hereinafter “parent”) provides a signed and dated written statement requesting medication administration and the medication is in the original container which is labeled by the pharmacy or the manufacturer with the name of the child, name of the medication, the time of the day which it is to be given, the dosage, and the duration. Written authorization will also be secured when the parent requests student co-administration of medication when competency is demonstrated. It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that the medication is current; that all information regarding the medication is current; and that the information provided to the district, including, but not limited to the written authorization, is current.

Students who have demonstrated competence in administering their own medications may self-administer their medication as long as all other relevant portions of this policy have been complied with by the student and the student’s parent or guardian. A written statement by the student’s parent shall be on file requesting co-administration of medication, when competence has been demonstrated. By law, students with asthma or other airway constricting diseases may self-administer their medication upon approval of their parents and prescribing physician regardless of competency.

Persons administering medication shall include a parent, the physician, the licensed registered nurse (school nurse), and persons who have successfully completed a medication administration course. A medication administration course and periodic update shall be conducted by a registered nurse or licensed pharmacist, and a record of course completion kept on file at the school district.

A written medication administration record shall be on file including:

date;
student’s name;
prescriber or person authorizing administration;
medication;
medication dosage;
administration time;
administration method;
signature and title of the person administering medication; and
any unusual circumstances, actions, or omissions.

Medication shall be stored in a secured area unless an alternate provision is documented. The school nurse, or in the nurse’s absence, the nurse’s designee shall have access to the medication which will be kept in a secure area. Students may carry medication only with the approval of the parents and building principal of the student’s attendance center. By law, students with asthma or other airway constricting diseases may self-administer their medication upon written approval of their parents and prescribing physician regardless of competency. Students do not have to prove competency to the school district. Emergency protocols for medication-related reactions shall be posted. Medication information shall be confidential information.

(January 17, 2005; March 21, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)

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507.04 E1 - Asthma or Airway Constricting Medication Self- Administration Consent and Authorization Form

________________________________ __________ _______________ ____/____/____
Student’s Name (Last), (First), (Middle) Birthday School Date

In order for a student to self-administer medication for asthma or any airway constricting disease:

Parent/guardian provides signed, dated authorization for student medication self-administration.

Physician (person licensed under chapter 148, 150, or 150A, physician, physician’s assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or other person licensed or registered to distribute or dispense a prescription drug or device in the course of professional practice in Iowa in accordance with section 147.107, or a person licensed by another state in a health field in which, under Iowa law, licensees in this state may legally prescribe drugs) provides written authorization containing:
- purpose of the medication,
- prescribed dosage,
- times, or;
- special circumstances under which the medication is to be administered.
The medication is in the original, labeled container as dispensed or the manufacturer’s labeled container containing the student name, name of the medication, directions for use, and date.

Authorization is renewed annually. If any changes occur in the medication, dosage or time of administration, the parent is to notify school officials immediately. The authorization shall be reviewed as soon as practical.

Provided the above requirements are fulfilled, a student with asthma or other airway constricting disease may possess and use the student’s medication while in school, at school-sponsored activities, under the supervision of school personnel, and before or after normal school activities, such as while in before-school or after-school care on school operated property. If the student abuses the self-administration policy, the ability to self-administer may be withdrawn by the school or discipline may be imposed.

Pursuant to state law, the school district or accredited nonpublic school and its employees are to incur no liability, except for gross negligence, as a result of any injury arising from self-administration of medication by the student. The parent or guardian of the student shall sign a statement acknowledging that the school district or nonpublic school is to incur no liability, except for gross negligence, as a result of self-administration of medication by the student as established by Iowa law.

____________________ ______________ ________________ ________________

Medication Dosage Route Time

Purpose of Medication & Administration/Instructions: __________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

AUTHORIZATION – ASTHMA OR AIRWAY CONSTRICTING MEDICATION SELF-ADMINISTRATION CONSENT FORM

___________________________________ __________________________________
Special Circumstances Discontinue/Re-Evaluate/Follow-up Date

___________________________________ _____/_____/_____
Prescriber’s Signature Date

___________________________________ __________________________________
Prescriber’s Address Emergency Phone

I request the above-named student possess and self-administer asthma or other airway constricting disease medication(s) at school and activities according to the authorization and instructions.

I understand the school district and its employees acting reasonably and in good faith shall incur no liability for any improper use of medication or for supervising, monitoring, or interfering with a student’s self-administration of medicine.

I agree to coordinate and work with school personnel and notify them when questions arise or relevant conditions change.

I agree to provide safe delivery of medication and equipment to and from school and to pick up remaining medication and equipment.

I agree the information is shared with school personnel in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy ACT (FERPA).

I agree to provide the school with back-up medication approved in this form.

(Student maintains self-administration record).)

_________________________________ _____/_____/_____
Parent/Guardian Signature Date (agreed to above statement)

_________________________________ ________________
Parent/Guardian Address

Home Phone _________________________

Cell/Work Phone______________________

Self-Administration Authorization Additional Information

(January 17, 2005; March 21, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)

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507.04 E2 - Parental Authorization and Release Form for the Administration of Prescription Medication to Student

________________________________ ___/___/____ _________________ ___/___/___

Student’s Name (Last), (First), (Middle) Birthday School Date

School medications and health services are administered following these guidelines:

Parent has provided a signed, dated authorization to administer medication and/or provide the health service.
The medication is in the original, labeled container as dispensed or the manufacturer’s labeled container.
The medication label contains the student’s name, name of medication, directions for use, and date.
Authorization is renewed annually and immediately when the parent notifies the school that changes are necessary.

______________________ __________ ______________________ ________________

Medication/Health Care Dosage Route Time at School

____________________________________________________________________________

Administration instructions.

____________________________________________________________________________

Special Directives Signs to observe and Side Effects

_____/_____/_____

Discontinue/Re-Evaluate/Follow-up Date

_________________________________ _____/_____/_____

Prescriber’s Signature Date

_________________________________ ________________

Prescriber’s Address Emergency Phone

I request the above-named student carry medication at school and school activities, according to the prescription, instructions, and written record kept. Special considerations are noted above. The information is confidential except as provided to the Family Education Rights and Privacy ACT (FERPA). I agree to coordinate and work with school personnel and prescriber when questions arise. I agree to provide safe delivery of medication and equipment to and from school and to pick up remaining medication and equipment.

____________________________________ _____/_____/_____
Parent’s Signature Date

____________________________________ _______________________
Parent’s Address Home Phone

____________________________________ _______________________
Additional Information Business Phone

___________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________
Authorization Form

(January 17, 2005; March 21, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)

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507.05 - Communicable Diseases

General Communicable Diseases Procedures

Students with a communicable disease will be allowed to attend school as long as they are physically able to perform the tasks assigned to them and as long as their attendance does not create a substantial risk of transmission of the illness or other harm to the students or the employees. The term “communicable disease” shall mean an infectious or contagious disease spread from person or animal to person or as defined by law.

A student will be excluded from school when the student’s condition has been determined to be injurious to the health of others or when the student is too ill to attend school. The health risk to an immuno-depressed student attending school shall be determined by their personal physician. The health risk to others in the school environment from the presence of a student with a communicable disease shall be determined on a case by case basis by the superintendent working with advice of public health officials.

Since there may be greater risks of transmission of a communicable disease for some persons with certain conditions than for other persons infected with the same disease, these special conditions, the risk of transmission of the disease, the effect upon the educational program the effect upon the student and other factors deemed relevant by public officials or the superintendent shall be considered in assessing the student’s continued attendance at school. The superintendent may require medical evidence that students with a communicable disease are able to attend school.

Prevention and control of communicable diseases is included in the school district’s bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan. The procedures will include scope and application, definitions, exposure control, methods of compliance, universal precautions, vaccination, post-exposure evaluation, follow-up, communication of hazards to employees and record keeping. This plan is reviewed annually by the superintendent and school nurse.

A student who is at school and who has a communicable disease which may create a substantial risk of harm to other students, employees, or others at school shall report the condition to the superintendent any time the student is aware that the disease actively creates such risk. It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent or school nurse when the superintendent or school nurse has knowledge that a communicable disease is present, to notify the State Department of Health. Rumor and hearsay shall be insufficient evidence for the superintendent to act.

Health data of a student is confidential, and it shall not be disseminated. The superintendent may request that the Iowa Department of Health provide a review of the case and recommend regarding the permissibility of continued attendance of the student in the regular classroom, with or without restrictions. If the student is to be excluded from school, it is the responsibility of the superintendent, in conjunction with the parents, to make arrangements for the student’s alternate educational program.

The Board realizes it is important for others to know which students in the district have a communicable disease. However, this must be weighed against the privacy and confidentiality rights of the student. Health data is regarded as private data, and it is not to be disseminated to the public, to students, or to employees without strict observance of data privacy rights. Knowledge of a communicable disease will be limited to the Board, superintendent, school nurse, and whomever else the superintendent determines has a need to know in order to properly and safely discharge their duties.

Bloodborne Pathogens Precautions

With or without the known presence of communicable disease, prudent precautions should become routine. Blood or any other body fluids, including vomit and fecal or urinary incontinence, in ANY child should be treated appropriately.

It is recommended that gloves be used when cleaning up any body fluids. Spills should be cleaned and the effected area washed with soap and water and disinfected with bleach (one part bleach to ten parts water) or other disinfectant and the mop or other cleaning material should be treated with the same bleach or disinfectant. All disposable materials including gloves and diapers, should be discarded into a plastic bag before placing in a conventional trash system. Hypodermic needles require special disposal procedures. Toys and other personal non-disposable items should be cleaned with soap and water and disinfected before passing to another person. A normal laundry cycle is adequate for other non-disposable items. All persons involved in the clean-up should wash their hands thoroughly afterward.

School personnel shall have the responsibility to periodically monitor and check students for head lice.

(April 6, 1981; April 17, 1989; June 15, 1992; May 17, 1999; March 21, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)

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507.05 R1 - Testing for Tuberculosis

All students applying for enrollment in the South Tama County Schools who have lived for at least three months of the past year in one of the following countries must provide proof of TB testing prior to attending school: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, or Zaire. Tine test is not acceptable, Mantoux test is required.

If a student’s test result is positive, the student will be referred to public health officials, and if the student desires to continue enrollment he/she (and their parents) must provide evidence that the student is receiving timely treatment.

In cases where a student visits one of the above countries for more than three months in a year, repeat TB testing may not be required as long as the negative TB test has been given while attending STC Schools and the student exhibits negative symptoms. Repeat testing will be based upon signs and symptoms of Tuberculosis such as: fatigue, persistent cough, weight loss, fever, bloody sputum, and/or chest pain.

(September 15, 1997; December 17, 2001; March 21, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)

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507.06 - Student Injury or Illness at School

The school district and the board assume no responsibility for medical treatment of students. The building principal shall direct the immediate care of ill or injured persons who come within his/her area of responsibility. At each school, procedures for the proper handling of such emergencies shall be developed and made known to the staff.

When a student becomes ill or is injured at school, the school district will attempt to notify the student’s parents as soon as possible. If a parent cannot be reached, the ill or injured child shall be transported home, to the hospital, or to a physician’s office as appropriate and necessary. Further medical attention is the responsibility of the parent or guardian, or the person designated for emergencies.

The school district, while not responsible for medical treatment of an ill or injured student, will have employees present administer emergency or minor first aid if possible. An ill or injured child will be turned over to the care of the parents or qualified medical employees as quickly as possible.

It is the responsibility of the principal to file an accident report with the superintendent within twenty-four hours after the student is injured.

Annually, parents are required to complete a medical emergency authorization form indicating the procedures to be followed, if possible, in an emergency involving their child. The authorization form will also include the phone numbers of the parents and alternative numbers to call in case of an injury or illness.

(April 6, 1981; December 21, 1987; June 15, 1992; April 18, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)

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507.07 - Student Exposure to Irritants and Allergens

Students may be exposed to irritants that pose a risk to the student’s health and safety during the school day. Parents and students shall take all precautions to ensure that they are not exposed to such irritants and/or allergens.

If the parent(s) requests a meeting, the district will meet with the parent(s) and/or student to discuss the student’s exposure to irritant(s) and/or allergen(s), and, if appropriate, develop a plan to limit the above student’s exposure to irritant(s) and/or allergen(s). Every such plan to avoid exposure shall include a completed Parental Identification of Student Irritant and/or Allergen Form and a completed Parental Authorization and Release Form for the Administration of Medication to Student.

The district cannot guarantee that the student will never be exposed to such irritants and/or allergens. If a student is exposed to such an irritant and/or allergen and/or suffers from an allergic reaction, the district may administer medication to the student as necessary according to its policies and procedures.

(August 19, 2019)

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507.07 E1 - Student Exposure to Irritants and Allergens Form

The undersigned(s) are the parent(s), guardian(s), or person(s) in charge of ____________________________________ (student’s full legal name), who is in the ______ grade at the _________________________ building in the South Tama County Community School District.

I am requesting that the above student should not be exposed to or should be minimally exposed to the following irritant(s) and/or allergen(s) because such irritant(s) and/or allergen(s) pose a risk to the student’s health and safety during the school day: (Attach additional sheets if necessary):

(a) Irritant and/or Allergen: _______________________________________________________

Why Requesting Limited Exposure (i.e., identified allergy, doctor’s request, other reason):

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Possible Exposure Symptom(s):_______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Proposed Plan for Limiting Exposure: ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Parental Authorization and Release Form for the Administration of Medication to Student:

_____ I have completed a Parental Authorization and Release Form for the Administration of Medication to Student so that the South Tama County Community School District, or its authorized representative, may administer medicine to the above-named student in the case of exposure to an irritant or an allergic reaction.

-OR-

_____ I have NOT completed a Parental Authorization and Release Form for the Administration of Medication to Student, and do not intend to do such.

Meeting with District Regarding Limiting Student Exposure to Irritant(s) and/or Allergen(s):

_____ I wish to request a meeting with the District to discuss the above student’s exposure to irritant(s) and/or allergen(s), and, if appropriate, develop a plan to limit the above student’s exposure to irritant(s) and/or allergen(s).

-OR-

_____ I DO NOT wish to request a meeting with the District to discuss the above student’s exposure to irritant(s) and/or allergen(s).

___________________________________ _________________
(Signature of Parent/Guardian) (Date)

___________________________________ _________________
(Printed Name of Parent/Guardian) (Phone Number)

(August 19, 2019)

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507.08 - Student Emergency and Safety Plans and Drills

Students will be informed of the appropriate action to take in an emergency. Emergency drills for fire, weather, other disasters, and school safety issues are conducted each school year. At least one of each type of drill should be held as early in the school year as possible so that all children will be thoroughly familiar with emergency procedures.

Each attendance center will develop and maintain a written plan containing emergency, disaster, and school safety procedures. The plan will be communicated to and reviewed with employees. Employees will participate in emergency and school safety drills. Licensed employees are responsible for instructing the proper techniques to be followed in the drill.

(August 19, 2019)

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507.09 - Student Insurance

The school district may offer the parents of students in the district a health and accident insurance plan covering students. The Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the superintendent and the administrative staff, shall select an insurance company to issue such policies for all schools in the district.

The purchase of student insurance shall be voluntary with the entire cost being paid by the student or their parents or guardian. Participation in the insurance health and accident plan is not a contract with the school district, but rather, a contract between the insurance company and the student.

Students participating in intramural or extracurricular athletics are required to have health and accident insurance. The student will bring written proof of insurance or participate in the health and accident insurance program selected by the school district.

(April 6, 1981; March 21, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)

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