Emergency Medical Forms- Emergency Medical forms are completed on TADS for each child at the beginning of each school year. Please inform the school nurse and update TADS forms if there is a change in your child’s health status.
Health Records and Medications- All over-the-counter and prescription medications to be administered at school require written permission and specific written instructions from a physician. Medications must come to school in their original packaging with the child’s name on them.
Children should never carry medication of any kind with them during the school day, nor should they keep medication in their backpacks. All medication should be handed to the school nurse or office personnel.
Physical Examinations and Immunizations- According to state and county regulations, immunizations and health records must be up-to-date for students enrolled in Our Lady of Lourdes School. Students will not be permitted to attend school if all records are not complete and on file in the health room office by the second week of school. Parents are encouraged to contact pediatricians early in the summer to avoid difficulties at the beginning of the school year.
Parent Immunization Acknowledgement Form- click download and take to your doctor
Illness- If your child is ill and cannot function adequately, he or she should not come to school. Any child who is too ill to go outside and play should not come to school.
If your child is sent home with a fever, vomiting or diarrhea, he or she can not return to school until he or she is symptom free for 24 hours.
Any child who has a fever, has vomited, or had diarrhea, should remain home until symptoms have been absent for 24 hours without medication.
Any child who has pinkeye, conjunctivitis, hand-foot-and mouth disease or any other highly contagious illness should remain home for 24 hours after medication has been administered.
Any child who has head lice will be sent home and can return once treatment has begun. We are happy to check children who have been treated at home, and we will check classmates heads as well. In recent years the problem of head lice has intensified, and it can spread through a classroom very quickly. We recommend that parents wash coats, hats, sheets, blankets and stuffed animals in hot water.
If a child has an illness that will require long or frequent absences from school, please contact the school nurse and/or the principal immediately. Arrangements can be made to provide at-home assistance with schoolwork.
Confidentiality- All health information regarding your child is considered confidential information, and will not be shared unless deemed necessary by school administrators in collaboration with parents. Please speak to the principal if you have concerns about your child’s health as it relates to school participation and attendance.
Fire and Emergency Drills- Regular fire and emergency drills are held throughout the school year. All students and adults who are in the building at the time of a drill will participate in that drill.
In the event of an emergency that requires that students remain in school beyond the regular dismissal time, every attempt will be made to contact parents. School administrators reserve the right to hold students in the building until they are certain that circumstances have been resolved. For example, if there is a severe thunderstorm with lightning and high winds, or a hurricane or tornado warning during school hours or at dismissal time, students will be held in school until the danger to children has been resolved. If schools in the immediate area are “sheltered in place” or “locked down”, we will not dismiss until we receive word from authorities that our children will be safe if dismissed from school.
EMERGENCY /CRISIS COUNSELING
The following information is included in this handbook under the direction of the Catholic Schools Office of the Archdiocese of Washington.
In the event of an emergency or crisis, the Archdiocese of Washington may send a team of school counseling professionals to Our Lady of Lourdes. One-time, initial counseling services may be rendered to students by school or archdiocesan counseling staff in the event of a crisis or emergency.
Health Records and Medications- All over-the-counter and prescription medications to be administered at school require written permission and specific written instructions from a physician. Medications must come to school in their original packaging with the child’s name on them.
Children should never carry medication of any kind with them during the school day, nor should they keep medication in their backpacks. All medication should be handed to the school nurse or office personnel.
Physical Examinations and Immunizations- According to state and county regulations, immunizations and health records must be up-to-date for students enrolled in Our Lady of Lourdes School. Students will not be permitted to attend school if all records are not complete and on file in the health room office by the second week of school. Parents are encouraged to contact pediatricians early in the summer to avoid difficulties at the beginning of the school year.
Parent Immunization Acknowledgement Form- click download and take to your doctor
Illness- If your child is ill and cannot function adequately, he or she should not come to school. Any child who is too ill to go outside and play should not come to school.
If your child is sent home with a fever, vomiting or diarrhea, he or she can not return to school until he or she is symptom free for 24 hours.
Any child who has a fever, has vomited, or had diarrhea, should remain home until symptoms have been absent for 24 hours without medication.
Any child who has pinkeye, conjunctivitis, hand-foot-and mouth disease or any other highly contagious illness should remain home for 24 hours after medication has been administered.
Any child who has head lice will be sent home and can return once treatment has begun. We are happy to check children who have been treated at home, and we will check classmates heads as well. In recent years the problem of head lice has intensified, and it can spread through a classroom very quickly. We recommend that parents wash coats, hats, sheets, blankets and stuffed animals in hot water.
If a child has an illness that will require long or frequent absences from school, please contact the school nurse and/or the principal immediately. Arrangements can be made to provide at-home assistance with schoolwork.
Confidentiality- All health information regarding your child is considered confidential information, and will not be shared unless deemed necessary by school administrators in collaboration with parents. Please speak to the principal if you have concerns about your child’s health as it relates to school participation and attendance.
Fire and Emergency Drills- Regular fire and emergency drills are held throughout the school year. All students and adults who are in the building at the time of a drill will participate in that drill.
In the event of an emergency that requires that students remain in school beyond the regular dismissal time, every attempt will be made to contact parents. School administrators reserve the right to hold students in the building until they are certain that circumstances have been resolved. For example, if there is a severe thunderstorm with lightning and high winds, or a hurricane or tornado warning during school hours or at dismissal time, students will be held in school until the danger to children has been resolved. If schools in the immediate area are “sheltered in place” or “locked down”, we will not dismiss until we receive word from authorities that our children will be safe if dismissed from school.
EMERGENCY /CRISIS COUNSELING
The following information is included in this handbook under the direction of the Catholic Schools Office of the Archdiocese of Washington.
In the event of an emergency or crisis, the Archdiocese of Washington may send a team of school counseling professionals to Our Lady of Lourdes. One-time, initial counseling services may be rendered to students by school or archdiocesan counseling staff in the event of a crisis or emergency.