Prescription Medication Policy
School personnel may not give medication of any kind to students unless a prescribed procedure is followed. There are two ways a student may receive prescription medication during the school day:

1. A parent may come to school and give the medicine. Students are not allowed to leave the building to go home to take medication and then return to school.

2. A Medication Hold Harmless form must be completed for all prescription medication if parents request school personnel to administer these medications. This form must be completed by the physician authorizing the school nurse or the designee to give the prescription medication. The parent should then sign the form giving consent for the medication to be administered. These forms are available from the school nurse, school office, or on-line.

All medicine must be in its original container. There will be no exceptions to this policy. Students may not have medication in their pockets, lunch boxes, lockers, etc. All medication brought to school must be turned in to the school nurse. This policy includes all field trips and extracurricular activities. Students who possess or use prescription medications at school independently from the school nurse will be subject to disciplinary action and possible expulsion from school.

According to Indiana Code 20-33-8-13, a student with an acute or chronic disease or medical condition is allowed to possess and self-administer medication that must be administered on an emergency basis while the student is on school grounds or off school grounds at a school activity, function, or event. In order for the student to selfadminister the medication, parents must file an annual authorization. A Hold Harmless form must be completed which includes a written statement from the student’s physician authorizing the student to self-administer the medication. Such authorization must include a written statement from the student’s physician for the student to self-administer the medication.

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Pediculosis (Head Lice) Policy
The Brownsburg Community School Corporation, in accordance with the Indiana Department of Public Health, recommends the following procedure requiring any
student found to have head lice to be excluded from school until the following steps have been taken:

1. Students identified with live lice will be excluded immediately from school to be treated. The school nurse will be responsible for all lice identification.

2. The parent/guardian will be notified by telephone. If the parent/guardian is unavailable, the emergency contacts will be notified.

3. All checks for head lice will be done in a confidential manner, to respect the student’s right to privacy and to avoid embarrassment.

4. An informational check list will be given to parents/guardians of students identified with live head lice. Educational information on treatment and prevention will also be
distributed.

5. The student will not be allowed to ride the bus either home or to school until cleared by the school nurse. The school nurse will contact transportation when the child is cleared to return to school.

6. Lost time in the classroom interferes with student learning, thus, classroom checks will not be conducted. The associates of students at the elementary, middle school and high school levels will be checked at the nurse’s discretion.

7. All siblings of the infested child will be checked if they are enrolled in the Brownsburg Community School Corporation. The school nurse of the sibling(s) school
will be notified and either the school nurse or her designee will check the sibling(s) of the infested student.

8. The parent/guardian should transport the student to school once the student has been treated after exclusion. The parent/ guardian shall remain with the student until the school nurse has checked the students’ hair and the student is readmitted to the classroom Once the student is readmitted to the classroom, he/she may return to riding the bus. If live lice are identified, the student will be sent home again with the parent. Students with nits only will not be excluded from the classroom.

9. Upon re-admittance to the classroom, the student will be required to return to the nurses’ office first thing every Monday morning for a month (4 weeks). If live lice are present at anytime, the student will be excluded form school again. It will be at the school nurses discretion to check a student more frequently or to send him/her home for further nit removal if felt warranted.

10. Pediculosis (Head Lice) education for students, parents and school staff will be presented yearly. Staff education will include a review of control measures.

11. Consistent and standardized instruction will be given to parents/guardians and staff with updates to avoid inaccurate identification and possible over treatment of this communicable disease.

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