When Should I Stay Home from School?
It can be difficult to decide when and how long to keep an ill daughter home from school. The timing of an absence is often crucial to decrease the spread of disease to others and to prevent your child from acquiring any other illness while her resistance is lowered. Please refer to
When to Keep Your Child Home from School as a guideline.
When a student is absent from school, a parent or guardian must notify the school's Main Office at (513) 471-2600 before 9 a.m. and state the reason for the absence. If the student is absent due to an illness, please provide specific information including temperature, headache, cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea and if the student has been seen by her physician.
Medication Guidelines
All medication must come to school in the original container.
Over-the-Counter
At the parents' discretion, students may carry and self-administer cough drops and pain relief medication such as, but not limited to, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or topical first aid antibiotic ointments.
Prescription
In accordance with Ohio Revised Code 3313.713, no drug prescribed for a student shall be administered until the school receives written consent of the parent and licensed prescriber. Additionally, in compliance with Ohio Revised Code 3313.716 and Ohio Revised Code 3313.718, before the student may carry and self-administer an Asthma inhaler or Epinephrine Autoinjector, written consent of parent and licensed prescriber must be provided to the school. If a student requires prescribed medication during school hours, it is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to make the necessary arrangements.