Health Smart

Anderson School District 2 has a full time registered nurse in each of our schools. Due to increasing numbers of students who enter schools with chronic/severe health conditions, school nurses play an integral part in helping to educate and provide health services for the students of Belton and Honea Path.  School nurses promote preventative health practices while simultaneously providing a variety of health related services for students.   School nurses are able to provide preventative and onsite care for students in partnership with students, parents, school staff and the Belton and Honea Path Communities.

If you have questions or concerns about your child’s health or school nursing services, please contact your school nurse. It is especially important to report any illness or condition that your child has that may require medical support during the school day.

Health Room Policy and Procedures
 

Medication Policy

All medication must be delivered to the School Nurse or other designated school employee by the student’s parent, legal guardian or a previously designated adult. It is against School District Policy for a student to carry ANY medication on their person without physician permission, parent permission and school district permission to self-administer and self-monitor (SC Law S144). All medication will be maintained in the health room. Violations of the medication policy are dealt with sternly. Medication needed on field trips is also covered by this policy and must be given to and administered by an employee of Anderson County School District 2 designated by the principal. There are separate medication permission forms for overnight field trips.

For your child’s safety please be advised of the following:

• ALL PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION must have written parental and physician authorization before medication can be administered at school. Prescription medication consent form.

• All PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION must be administered as labeled and OTC medications may not exceed package directions.

• ALL PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION must be brought to school by a legal guardian or designated person over 18 years of age and given directly to the school nurse or designated school personnel.

• OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS may be provided by the parent if it is in the original container, clearly labeled with the student’s name and brought in to the school nurse.

• Parents are responsible for knowing the expiration date of any medication brought to school and replacing medication before the expiration date. School Nurses will not administer any medication passed the expiration date.

• ALL MEDICATION MUST BE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.

• School nurses are legally required to administer only medications with FDA approval.

• Students with medication prescribed by a health care provider contained in the original packaging and appropriately labeled may carry these medications, may self-monitor and may self-administer these medications only if we have permission from the prescribing doctor and the parent/legal guardian. If there is sufficient evidence that unsupervised self-monitoring or self-medicating would seriously jeopardize the safety of the student or others, (stimulants, pain relief medication, anti-depressants for example) the school district may refuse to allow the student to carry his/her medication. Medications that are approved for self-administering are asthma inhalers, insulin for diabetic students, and Epi-Pens for severe allergic reactions.  Self administration medication consent form

   

Contacting Parents

If your child comes to the Health Room and needs to go home, we must contact a parent, legal guardian or designated responsible adult.  This is why it is so very important that we have current information about how to contact you at all times. If your child has an emergency situation or needs immediate care that cannot be provided at school, the contacts you list in Final Forms will be called IF we cannot reach a parent first. Please understand that this is for your child's protection.

State Immunization Requirements

A child cannot be admitted to any school or child development program without a valid SC Certificate of Immunization or a medical, religious, or special exemption.

If your child does not have a valid SC Immunization certificate, take his/her shot records to your physician or the Anderson County Department of Public Health. For further information, call 864-260-5545 for general information or to schedule an appointment for immunizations, call 855-472-3432.

SC Vaccine Requirements

Safe Access to Vital Epinephrine (SAVE) Act

The Safe Access to Vital Epinephrine (SAVE) Act, recently approved by the South Carolina Legislature, allows school districts to store supplies of epinephrine auto-injectors for identified school staff to use in emergencies for students with allergic reactions.

Parents and guardians of students with known allergies should continue to provide Epi-pens for their children. These students will continue to have Allergy Action Plans/IHP developed by the school nurse.

Health News 

• https://www.cdc.gov