School Health Room
Staff contact, student medication, illness procedures, and more
Please contact Health Room staff for your child health concerns or questions
All medications must be brought in by the parent/guardian with a form completed by the student's medical provider. Ms. Townes can answer any questions you might have. See below for more information including the form for medications.
It's important that you keep your contact information updated with our office. If there is a medical concern or emergency, we need to be able to contact you quickly.
Thank you for keeping your child home if they have a fever and/or are vomiting. Use the FCPS Illness Recommendations to find additional information about various symptoms and illnesses.
Student Health
Health Information Form
- The Health Information Form is to be completed by the parent or guardian at the start of each school year.
- Children who need to take medication during school hours must have a signed Medication Authorization form. Prescription medications require the signature of both the parent and the health care provider. Inhalers, EpiPens, and emergency seizure medications require a specific authorization form.
- Over-the-counter (OTC) medications are drugs that can be purchased without a doctor's prescription and are used for the relief of symptoms on a temporary basis.
- Parents may authorize limited use for 10 consecutive days with a completed Medication Authorization Form .
- The OTC medication must be supplied by the parent in its original sealed container.
Transport of Medications to and from School
Parents must transport medications to and from school. All medications must be kept in the clinic and taken under adult supervision. Middle school children are not permitted to carry medications, including OTC medications, except for prescription inhalers or EpiPens with the authorization of their parent(s) and physician.
Scheduling Medical Appointments
Please make every effort to schedule appointments outside of school hours. When this is not possible, please send a note to the school on the morning of the appointment stating the time the child will be picked up. Children should bring appointment notes to the attendance secretary before homeroom. The student's name will then be shown on an early dismissal list so teachers will know the student is not cutting class. For safety reasons, parents must sign out children in the office.
Release of Student from School
Only those individuals designated on the Emergency Care Information form will be contacted either to excuse or take your student home. If the clinic contacts you to excuse your student from school, the clinic must have voice contact with the responsible adult to dismiss the student from school grounds. In an emergency, 911 will be called prior to contacting the parent.
