Questions & Answers

Students need to be symptom and fever-free for 24 hours without any fever-reducing medication (Advi​l or Tylenol) before returning to school. Under some circumstances, a note may be necessary from your health care provider for your child to return to school.

Unless it is an emergency, your child will need a pass to the clinic from the class he is missing. His complaints will then be addressed and it will be determined if he needs to go home. If there is no fever or obvious illness he may choose to lie down for 15 minutes, but if he is not able to return to class he will need to go home. Please make sure we have any alternate contacts and a backup plan in the event we can not reach you or you are unable to pick up your child. Remember we will not allow any seriously ill or injured student to drive, walk or ride the bus home.

With other illnesses, we will manage your child’s condition with the guidance of his physician with an individual care plan. Contact the clinic or his guidance counselor and we will plan accordingly.

No.  Fulton County Board of Education prohibits RHS from providing any medication. This includes emergency medication; (Benadryl, Epipens, and asthma rescue inhalers) so please make sure your child has any needed medications should an emergency occur.   Your child is allowed and encouraged to carry his asthma inhaler, EpiPen and/or Benadryl daily. They do not need a form completed unless an “extra or backup” is kept in the clinic. Please make sure your child’s name is on all medication in the event it becomes lost or misplaced so we can return it. We will be glad to administer medications but an “Authorization to Administer Medication” will need to be completed and parents must provide all medications.

We, with a diabetic care plan, will manage your child’s diabetes in an individual manner which in compliance with his physician and the needs of your child. We ask that we keep extra supplies in the clinic. Please contact the clinic and we will need a care plan updated yearly.

Yes, RHS students may carry over-the-counter medication and do not need to complete an authorization form. The medication must be in the original container and under NO circumstances be shared. This privilege can be revoked at any time if a student is not complying with the medication policy. If you prefer your child can keep his medication in the clinic with the authorization form completed.

The original container provides information from the manufacturer about over-the-counter medications, including the name of the medication, the proper dose, how and often medication should be given, possible side effects and expiration date. The original prescription container includes the name of the medication, the patient’s name, the licensed health care provider, the proper dose and how and when it should be given and the pharmacy where it was provided. All of this is necessary to administer medication in a safe manner.
Medications in baggies will not be accepted.

Yes, RHS does have a nebulizer and your child can receive a breathing treatment. The parent needs to provide a mask with tubing, the medication and doctor’s orders on a Fulton County medication form.

Yes, and we strongly encourage students to do so. Again RHS does not provide any emergency medications and we rely on the parents to provide medications for their children. Ideally, we would like to have a “back up or extra” supply of these emergency medications in the clinic and only then would a form need to be completed.

We want your student back to school as soon as possible after an illness, diagnosis or medication change. It is for the safety of your student that you observe him/her for any unsuspected reactions to a new medication and report it to the prescribing licensed health care provider.

Parents/guardians must inform the clinic of any medication changes. New medication or different doses will not be given unless a new medication form is completed. The information on the prescription bottle label must match the new consent form.