Students requesting to go home
- For medical reasons must come to the clinic for a nursing assessment BEFORE calling a parent or guardian.  
- It is clinic policy that the nurse or clinic assistant dial the phone number and speak with 
   the parent or guardian giving the permission.  
- The authorized person picking up the student must be listed on the Emergency Card or 
   person designated by parent to pick up (must have id).  
- They must sign in at the front desk and obtained a visitor's pass before coming to the clinic.  

- Students who use their cell phone will be referred to their Assistant Principal.  


5 minute Early Release Passes
- for injury or surgery can be obtained from the nurse.  
- All 5 Minute Passes REQUIRE a doctor's note stating the reason for the pass 
  and the number of days the pass is needed.

Medication 
- For students taking prescribed medication at school, parents or guardians must bring 
  the medication to the clinic in the original container and sign a Medication Authorization 
  Form before the nurse can administer the medication.  
- District policy states STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TRANSPORT PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS.  

- Students are allowed to have over the counter medication in original container with them.  
  The medication should only be taken in the clinic.

- END OF SCHOOL YEAR:  Any medication not picked up by the parent will be destroyed the day 
  after school is out for the summer.

Asthma Inhalers and Emergency Medications
- Students who need to carry inhalers must have on file in the clinic "Permission to 
  Carry an Inhaler" form filled out by the student's doctor and by the parent.  
  Or a doctor's note specifying the need to carry an inhaler.


FORMS
Permission to Carry an Asthma Inhaler
Medication Authorization Form