Wisconsin state law (118.29) requires written permission and medication in the original container before school staff can administer medication during school hours. This applies to either prescription or non-prescription (over-the-counter) drugs.
If the medication is prescriptive, then the following applies:
School personnel will only administer medication upon written instruction from the student's physician detailing the name of the drug, time to b e given, and when the medication is the be discontinued.
**Substances which are not FDA approved (i.e. natural products, food supplements), will require the written instruction of a licensed health care provider and written consent from the student’s parent or guardian.
Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Principal or Director of Student Services. A copy of the medication policy can be obtained from your student's school office.
A fever of 100.4 or more degrees or more and should remain at home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal without medication to keep the temperature down;
Vomiting and/or diarrhea should remain at home for 24 hours after it has stopped;
A persistent cough;
Any rash with fever;
Open or draining skin sores, and/or
Inflamed or draining of eyes or ears.
Contact the school nurse for more information.
Should a student exhibit any of these symptoms at school, parents/guardians will be contacted to pick up their students. If parents/guardians are not available, we will call the emergency phone contacts on file.
SPAPSD follows the Wisconsin Department of Health Services recommendations for the exclusion of common childhood illnesses. These recommendations can be found here
School-required immunizations protect students form 9 different diseases. Even though your student meets these minimum requirements, additional boosters may be needed. Please refer to theStudent Immunization Law Age/Grade Requirements information.
Wisconsin State Statute 252.04 (2), requires that all students through grade 12 who do not submit waivers,
must present evidence that they have received at least the first dose of each vaccine required for their
grade within 30 school days of admission, the second dose of DPT/DT/Td and polio vaccines within 90
school days of admission, and the third and fourth doses of DPT/DT/Td and polio vaccines, if required for
their grade, within 30 school days of the beginning of the next school year. Compliance by students must
be reported each year to the local public health agency by the 40th school day.
Community Health Assistants conduct hearing and vision screening services to students in designated grades each fall. Seal-a-Smile is offering dental screenings, sealants and fluoride varnish with parental consent. If you have any questions for the school nurse, call your student’s school or the Health and Human Services department at 715-345-5350.