Clinic Information
If a child is ill or needs medical attention, they will be sent to the clinic with two student escorts. Parents will be called for a child who appears to need to be cared for at home.
The clinic attendant and office clerks will use the contact information on the blue medical forms. Please ensure your child returns the blue medical form promptly at the beginning of the school year. If any phone numbers change throughout the year, please update us as soon as possible to ensure the safety and comfort of your child.
For the health and safety of all our students, please keep your child home when any of the following signs/symptoms are present and seek medical attention as needed. The following signs and symptoms may indicate the beginning of a communicable disease:
*sore throat * red eye(s) - itchy, crusty, yellow discharge
*headache * nausea
*diarrhea (two or more times) * vomiting (two or more times)
*fever (100.5 degrees F or more) * coughing/wheezing
*balding/flaky area with/without patches * chills
*red, swollen areas
Parents of children in school with any of the above symptoms will be notified. If the clinic attendant feels the child needs to be picked up or if the child has vomited or had diarrhea it is the parent's responsibility to pick up their child in a timely manner, not to exceed 1 hour. To prevent illness from being spread to other children in the school, students can only return to school when symptoms are resolved and have been fever-free, vomit-free, or diarrhea free for 24 hours without the use of medications as per OCPS policy.
In the case of head lice, OCPS policy states any student with head lice may not stay in school. Students with head lice will be isolated, and parents will be called to pick up their children. Nits and lice must be removed at home before returning to school. Before returning to the classroom, the clinic must check the student. Please accompany your child to the school clinic when returning to school.
If you have any concerns, please email our School Health Assistant [email protected], ext. 4322229 and she will get back to you as soon as possible.