Rocky Ridge Elementary School

From the RRES Clinic…

If your student has medication that will need to be administered during the school day please plan to bring it along with the proper authorization form to Meet the Teacher on Aug. 7th, if possible. I will be available to take in medications from 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM and would love to meet you.

Important things to know:

1. Each medication must have a form. One form for each medication.

2. Prescription medications must be in the current, unexpired container/bottle with the appropriate label from the pharmacy. All prescription medication authorization forms must be signed by the physician.

3. Over-the-counter medications must be in a new, unopened bottle/box. If you wish for your student to be given a dosage other than the recommended dosage printed on the bottle/box you will need to have an authorization form signed by your child's physician approving the dosage. Otherwise, only a parent signature is required on the authorization form.

4. Medication must never be sent to school with a student unless the parent has submitted the written order from the physician authorizing the student to carry an emergency medication, such as an inhaler or EpiPen. Otherwise an adult must bring the medication into the school to be signed in with the nurse. If a student is found to have brought medication to school unauthorized, serious consequences may occur.

5. Medication will never be sent home with a student from school. If medication needs to be picked up, it must be signed out from the nurse's office by an adult.

Erika Hadaway, RN

School Nurse

(205)439-2930

ehadaway@hoover.k12.al.us