Clinic

Nurse Hall is here to provide first aid medical care, screen students for illness, teach health maintenance, administer medication, and execute physician-ordered treatment and/or procedures. If she can help you or your children, please do not hesitate to call. See below for some health-related reminders, and check the bulletin board in the main hallway monthly for new information pertaining to you and your child’s health.

  • Nurse: Brandy Hall
  • Clinic: (804) 449-6373
  • Poison Control: (800) 222-1222

School nurseAbsences Due to Illness

If your child is absent from school due to an illness, please report his/her absence by calling or sending a written note to your child’s teacher. When you report your child's absence, please leave your child's name and the reason for the absence. If you wish to pick up homework assignments for the absent student, please let us know.

Remember, if your child has a fever, 100 degrees F or greater, he/she needs to stay home. 

Returning to School After an Illness

In order to be present at school, a student should be free of fever, vomit, and diarrhea for a minimum of 24 consecutive hours without medication. Secondly, if a child has a known infection such as strep or pink eye, he/she must be on medication for 24 hours before being considered noncontagious and free to return to school.

Medication

Hanover County’s medication policy requires that a parent or guardian bring all medicine, prescription or over-the-counter, to the school. All medicine must be in the original container, and the parent/legal guardian must sign a “Permission for Administration of Medication” form. We require a doctor’s written order for a student to take any prescription medication or any other medication for 10 consecutive days or longer at school.

Allergies 

We distribute allergy alert letters at the beginning of the school year to those in classrooms in which there is a child with severe allergies. These letters provide guidelines for foods that must be avoided as snack items throughout the year in order to protect our students. If you receive an allergy letter, please read it carefully, and keep it for reference throughout the year.

Wellness Policy

During the summer of 2015, Hanover County’s school board revised the wellness policy (School Board Policy 6-3.19) to state that students may not bring food into the school building to share with other students. If you wish to recognize your child’s birthday or another special occasion, please do not send edible treats for the class. 

This policy also requires that we provide all parents with advance notification of any instructional activities or classroom parties that may involve food. For this reason, you will receive at least one week’s notice of these events, including a specific menu. This notification will also be your opportunity to provide permission for your child to participate or offer information regarding accommodations specific to your child.

Forms

Please access and print forms on the division Health Services page.

The following forms may be picked up from the clinic or requested from Brandy Hall.

  • Memorandum of Understanding for Private Duty Nurse

  • Release of Medical Information

  • Medically Fragile Health Services Plan

  • Medical Procedure Order Form

 

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