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Medications, when possible, should be scheduled to be taken at home. There are times, however, when your child may require a medication to be given at school. According to TDSHS guidelines and PGISD Board of Trustee policy, medication may be dispensed to a student by school personnel provided the following requirements are met by the parent or legal guardian:

1. A medicine is to be brought to and kept in the school health office.
2. Prescription and non-prescription medicine must be in the original container.Prescription medicine must be in a container with the pharmacy label for that student.
3. Parental/Guardian permission is required to administer all medications. A physician’s signature is required for any medication given more than 15 consecutive days.
4. School personnel will not give any medicine unless it is provided by you in the appropriate manner as stated above.
5. No student may have prescription or non-prescription medications in his/her possession on school grounds during school hours. Exception for emergency medications with written authorization by health care provider and parent or legal guardian.

All medications stored in the Health Office must be picked up by parent or legal guardianby the end of school year. Medications will notbe given to studentsto transport home. Medications not picked up will be destroyed. A letter will be sent prior to end of school year.

Please contact your campus health office for any questions.

Here at PGISD we want the best learning environment for your child possible, and we understand that attendance is extremely important. There are times, however, when your child does not need to attend school. Health Services personnel must consider the best interests of your child, other students, and staff when excluding students from school. We understand it is hard sometimes to determine if your child needs to stay home. Listed below are a few guidelines to help you.  

• FEVER – oral temperature with a thermometer, and if 100.00 or above must be below 100.00 for 24 hours before returning to school (without taking a fever reducing medication)
• VOMITING/DIARRHEA­ more than once, or associated with a fever, or the child feels ill (unless determined by a physician note cause is not infectious)
• SKIN RASHES­ (with drainage or fever) if questionable a physician note stating it is not caused by an infectious disease
• COMMUNICABLE DISEASE­ treated appropriate amount of time as directed by physician
• HEAD LICE­ check with health office
• RED EYES­ (with crusty purulent drainage)­(possible pink­eye) need physician release or symptom free to return to school

The complete list of criteria for exclusion and re­admission to school can be found at 25 Texas Administration Code 97.7 (a). Please call your campus health office for any questions! Thanks for helping keep our students healthy!

Medication Consent Form

School Asthma Action Plan

Seizure Management and Treatment Plan Form 

Allergy/Anaphylaxis Plan

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