HCA Elementary School Handbook_2025_07062025

‭staff member‬ ‭●‬ ‭An‬ ‭action‬ ‭or‬‭attitude‬‭that‬‭seriously‬‭harms‬‭the‬‭Name‬‭of‬‭Christ‬‭and‬‭the‬‭School’s‬ ‭reputation‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭community,‬ ‭or‬ ‭an‬ ‭attitude‬ ‭not‬ ‭in‬ ‭harmony‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭goals‬ ‭and‬ ‭spirit of same‬ ‭●‬ ‭Any‬‭action‬‭by‬‭a‬‭parent‬‭or‬‭guardian‬‭which‬‭seriously‬‭interferes‬‭with‬‭the‬‭School’s‬ ‭ability to accomplish its educational purposes‬ ‭●‬ ‭VI.‬ ‭HEALTH AND SAFETY‬ ‭Medication Policy‬ ‭Non-Prescription/Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medication‬ ‭The‬ ‭School‬ ‭does‬ ‭not‬ ‭administer‬‭OTC‬‭medication‬‭to‬‭students.‬ ‭Parents‬‭have‬ ‭the‬ ‭choice‬ ‭of‬ ‭coming‬ ‭to‬ ‭school‬‭and‬‭administering‬‭it‬‭themselves‬‭or‬‭sending‬‭it‬‭with‬ ‭students‬ ‭with‬ ‭written,‬ ‭signed‬ ‭instructions.‬ ‭School‬ ‭staff‬ ‭members‬ ‭are‬ ‭not‬ ‭The‬ ‭self-administration‬ ‭of‬ ‭medicine‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭treatment‬ ‭of‬ ‭anaphylactic‬ ‭reactions‬ ‭or‬ ‭asthma‬ ‭is‬ ‭allowed‬ ‭for‬ ‭all‬ ‭students.‬ ‭Students‬ ‭who‬ ‭need‬ ‭to‬ ‭self-administer‬ ‭PRN‬‭(as‬‭needed)‬‭allergy‬‭or‬‭asthma‬‭medication‬‭(inhalants,‬‭meds,‬ ‭EpiPen)‬ ‭will‬ ‭have‬ ‭these‬ ‭medications‬ ‭or‬ ‭devices‬ ‭kept‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭first‬ ‭aid‬ ‭kit‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭appropriate‬ ‭classroom.‬ ‭Parents‬ ‭should‬ ‭sign‬ ‭the‬ ‭Student‬ ‭Annual‬ ‭Health‬ ‭responsible for students taking OTC medications.‬ ‭Self-Administration of Allergy/Asthma Medication‬ ‭Information‬ ‭Sheet‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭beginning‬ ‭of‬ ‭each‬ ‭school‬ ‭year.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭parents’‬ ‭responsibility‬ ‭to‬ ‭ensure‬ ‭that‬ ‭these‬ ‭devices/medications‬ ‭are‬ ‭up-to-date.‬ ‭Also,‬ ‭parents‬ ‭should‬ ‭send‬ ‭extra‬ ‭medication/devices‬ ‭from‬ ‭home‬ ‭with‬ ‭students‬ ‭on‬‭field‬ ‭trips‬ ‭or‬ ‭other‬ ‭off-campus‬ ‭school-sponsored‬ ‭activities.‬ ‭Medication/devices‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭sent home with the student at the end of the school year.‬ ‭Prescription Medication‬ ‭A‬ ‭student‬ ‭is‬ ‭eligible‬ ‭to‬ ‭take‬ ‭medication‬ ‭at‬ ‭school‬ ‭if‬ ‭it‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭given‬ ‭more‬ ‭than‬ ‭3‬ ‭times‬ ‭a‬ ‭day.‬ ‭If‬ ‭possible,‬ ‭medication‬ ‭administration‬ ‭at‬ ‭school‬ ‭is‬ ‭strongly‬ ‭discouraged.‬ ‭When‬ ‭your‬ ‭child‬ ‭must‬ ‭have‬ ‭prescription‬ ‭medication‬ ‭of‬ ‭any‬ ‭type‬ ‭(over-the-counter‬‭meds,‬‭inhalers‬‭or‬‭daily‬‭meds)‬‭during‬‭school‬‭hours,‬‭you‬‭have‬‭the‬ ‭following options:‬ ‭●‬ ‭Discuss‬ ‭with‬ ‭your‬ ‭doctor‬ ‭an‬ ‭alternative‬ ‭schedule‬ ‭of‬ ‭medication‬ ‭administration‬ ‭so it can be given outside the school hours.‬ ‭●‬ ‭When‬‭the‬‭medication‬‭is‬‭prescribed‬‭three‬‭times‬‭daily,‬‭your‬‭child‬‭should‬‭be‬‭given‬ ‭the‬ ‭medication‬ ‭before‬ ‭coming‬ ‭to‬ ‭school,‬‭after‬‭returning‬‭home‬‭from‬‭school‬‭and‬ ‭before bedtime.‬ ‭●‬ ‭You may come to school and administer the medication yourself.‬ ‭Illness or Injury‬ ‭Should‬ ‭a‬ ‭student‬ ‭become‬ ‭ill‬ ‭or‬ ‭receive‬ ‭an‬ ‭injury‬ ‭while‬ ‭at‬ ‭school,‬ ‭he/she‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭aided‬‭by‬‭the‬‭classroom‬‭or‬‭specials‬‭teacher.‬ ‭First‬‭aid‬‭will‬‭be‬‭administered‬‭and‬‭only‬ ‭medication‬ ‭provided‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭parent‬ ‭with‬ ‭specific‬ ‭instructions‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭given.‬ ‭Students‬‭who‬‭are‬‭sent‬‭home‬‭or‬‭who‬‭are‬‭absent‬‭from‬‭school‬‭due‬‭to‬‭illness‬

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‭Elem Student Handbook 2025‬

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