Student Handbook - Seffner Christian Academy

Seffner Christian Academy - Page 22- Student Handbook, Ed. 2010-2011
to attend classes until they have been medically diagnosed as no longer carrying the communicable
disease.
b. This policy applies to diseases such as, but not limited to, syphilis, gonorrhea, hepatitis, tuberculosis,
acquired immuno- deficiency syndrome (AIDS), etc. Current medical information published by the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control indicates that the human T-lymphotropic virus type III/
lymphadenopathy-associated virus (HTLV-III/LAV) is believed to be the agent causing the AIDS
syndrome in humans. The policies presented herein also apply to students known to be infected with
HTLV-III/LAV, or testing positive for the presence of antibodies of the AIDS virus.
2. Head Lice: In accordance with a policy adopted in 1978, a student must be free of lice and nits to attend
school in Hillsborough County School District.
a. Your child will be individually checked periodically for head lice. If the student is found to have head
lice, he or she will be isolated in the sick room (office), and the parents will be notified to pick up the
student.
b. The parent must verify treatment, and the student will be checked upon re-entry. No student will be
allowed in school with lice, active or dead.
3. Other Illnesses: Please do not send your child to school if they have had a temperature or diarrhea within the
last twenty-four hours.
4. Medication:
a. Parents will be notified by school personnel in case of injury, illness or temperature of 100.0 or above.
Parents will be asked to pick up the student at school or the school will follow emergency procedures
agreed upon at registration.
b. Students with a rash will be sent home and may return with a note from a doctor stating that the rash
is non-contagious. Contact the school if your child should develop a communicable disease such as
measles, etc. Students should bring a doctor's slip verifying that he or she is well upon returning to
school.
c. A sick room is provided at the school office for ill children waiting to be picked up.
a. Medication will be given at 11:00 a.m. Please adjust your medication schedules accordingly. All
medication must be recorded on the medicine chart.
b. Medicine must be signed in daily and picked up each afternoon. Please leave the medication with the
office.
c. No medication will be given unless the parent signs the medication chart.
d. Medicine must be in its original bottle with the child's name, doctor's name, date prescription was
filled, name of medicine or prescription number and directions for dosage. Absolutely no over the
counter drugs (i.e., Tylenol, Dimetapp, cough drops, Advil, etc.) will be given unless
prescribed by a doctor.
e. Any medication left at SCA for longer than three days will be discarded. A refrigerator is available for
those medications requiring refrigeration.
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