Procedures and appropriate use of prescription and non-prescription medicine

Parent/guardian responsibilities
Schools rely on the cooperation of parents/guardians to safely and effectively administer medication to their students at school.

Parents/guardians are responsible for:

• supplying all medications (schools don’t supply medications for students)
• transporting medication to and from school
• completing all the required Medication Administration Forms provided by the school district

Requirements for all medications: prescription, non-prescription and homeopathic

• Parents/guardians must complete the Authorization to Administer Medication Form for each medication. The form must be signed by the health care provider and parent/guardian. Medication cannot be given without the completed form.
• Parents/guardians must bring all medications to the school office for the student. Students can’t bring medication to school. Medication can’t be transported on school district buses.
• All medication must be in the original prescription bottle, container or package. 
• All over the counter medications must be ordered by the physician and have a pharmacy label per district policy.
• Directions on the authorization to administer medication form must match the directions on the prescription label/bottle/container.
• If half doses have been prescribed, the parent/guardian must break medication tablets in half before bringing to the school.
• Medication which is to be given three times a day should be given at home before school, after school and at bedtime if at all possible.
• Homeopathic medications will only be accepted if the authorization to administer medication form is signed by a health care provider.