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)