UPDATED 9-25-2020 A Reminder From the District Nurse
Please remember to keep all students home if anyone in your home is waiting for a COVID-19 test result. They must stay home until a negative test result is confirmed. Please see the updated Can My Student Go to School Today? flowchart.
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! The health and safety of our students and staff is our highest priority this school year. We want to assure you that we are working closely with the Greendale Health Department to monitor COVID-19. We look forward to our ongoing partnership with you as we work together to make education possible for all students.
Our COVID-19 knowledge and evidence base continues to evolve, and information is updated frequently regarding COVID-19 symptoms and when students should stay home and when they can return to school. If your student(s) have been in close contact with someone with a confirmed case of COVID-19 or you are awaiting a COVID-19 test result in your household, your students should stay home from school. Please call the office and let the school know why your students are absent.
We want to provide you with some information on COVID-19 and share the steps we are taking to keep your student safe and healthy while at school. More information is in this Return to School Covid-19 Information Letter. Be well!
SCHOOL HEALTH INFORMATION
Authorization for School Personnel to Administer Medication to Student
Any prescription medication that will be administered at school must be accompanied by a district prescription medication form signed by the parent and physician. If a student will carry an inhaler, the same form is required with the parent and physician's signatures. A physician's signature is required on the form for any non-prescription medication. ( Medication Administration Form PDF)
Allergy Action Plan Form
One of our goals in the Greendale School District is to provide a safe environment for each of our students. School District requirements for students with allergies include an Allergy Action Plan Form on file signed by the Parent and Physician / Health Care Provider. For students with Emergency Medication to be kept in school:
- All Medications are required to be labeled and in their original containers.
- Medications should be kept in the school office.
If you choose not to have an allergy action plan or medications in school for your son/daughter, the waiver form MUST be completed and returned to school. Environmental or Food Allergy Action Plan Waiver Form
When to keep your child home from school?
- COVID-19-related symptoms.
- If your child has been given antibiotics, they should be on the antibiotics for 24 hours before returning to school and when you feel they can participate. Remember to have your child take ALL of the antibiotics, even after they start to feel better.
- Contagious skin rashes such as ringworm, impetigo. Follow your health care provider’s recommendations.
- Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis). It is usually recommended that a student can return to school 24 hours after treatment has started.
- Head Lice. Head Lice (pediculosis) Information for Families
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