Overbrook School for the Blind Family Handbook

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NutritionCathy D’Orazio, MS,RD,CSSD,LDN is our consulting nutritionist. Mrs. D’Orazio ison campus to review menus in the cafeteria and snack bars to assure compliance withthe Wellness Policy and does education with students and staff. Individual assessmentof students are also done by Mrs. D’Orazio as requested by the student, teacher orparent. Mrs. D’Orazio can be reached at ext. 228, e-mail: Cdorazio@obs.org.Case ManagementOverbrook School for the Blind contracts with a case management organizationto provide support services to the students and families who request assistance withsocial work concerns. To request this assistance, please call Roseann McLaughlin atext. 231, e-mail: RMclaughlin@obs.org.WellnessThe wellness committee is very active at Overbrook School for the Blind. Ourcommittee works with the employees and staff to make wise food choices and tointroduce various types of fitness activities.IMPORTANT HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOURCHILD AND SCHOOLThe school MUST have a working phone number where we canreach you at anytime during the school day. If you change your phonenumber, please be sure you notify Jean Visser at ext. 238 at theschool immediately.It is essential that there is someone available to pick up your child ifthey are too ill to stay at school. Please work on this plan beforeschool starts so if we call you to pick up your child, you will have aride here.If your child is sick, please do not send them to school.If your child has a fever, vomiting or diarrhea they must stay home for24 hours after the symptoms have stopped.Contagious IllnessesIf your child is diagnosed with any of the following, YOU MUST CALLTHE NURSE TO LET HER KNOW AND YOUR CHILD MAY NOTRETURN TO SCHOOL WITHOUT A DOCTORS NOTE:18
Pink Eye Whooping Cough Pin Worms RubellaStrep Throat Coxsackie Virus Tuberculosis PertussisScarletina Meningitis Measles Swine FluFood Poisoning Chicken Pox Mumps LiceShingles Hepatitis Shigella SalmonellaC-DiffIf your child was in the hospital, we will need a note from the treatingphysician stating the reason for the hospitalization, the date your childmay return to school and what restrictions, if any your child has –especially regarding gym, physical and occupational therapy.Medication Administration PolicyAll medications sent to school MUST be sent in the original pharmacy bottle with a labelthat has the correct dosing information. They must have a written prescription thatmatches the prescription on the bottle.A suggestion- when you get your next refill have the pharmacy split the refill so one refillgoes in 2 bottles – you can have a bottle and we will have a bottle.The nurse MUST have a form completed by the doctor (enclosed) BEFORE anymedication will be administered to a student.Medications will not be sent back and forth daily – this is dangerous if lost on the busand another child finds it, and expensive if it’s lost and your insurance won’t cover areplacement. Please send in at least one-week supply at a time. We will send the emptybottle home when we need a refill.Please discuss all the medications your child takes with the doctor. We should only beadministering medications in school that absolutely cannot be given at home. Forexample, if your child takes a medicine once, twice or even three times a day they canbe administered at home – speak with your physician about the times to administer.If your child receives nebulizers we will need not only the medications but also thenebulizer equipment – not the nebulizer itself but the oxygen tubing, the medication cupand the mask.If your child receives a tube feeding we will need to have a written doctor’s order(enclosed is a copy of the form). We will also need the equipment used for the feedingand the formula to be given. We also require an extra gastrostomy tube to be kept in thenurse’s office in case it accidentally comes out, to take it to the emergency room with usso the doctor can replace it.Please do not call the teacher or write to the teacher about any medication issues.19
Page 2 and 3: Table of ContentsWelcome! 3History,
Page 4 and 5: HistoryOverbrook Schoolfor the Blin
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Page 12 and 13: Special ProgramsTransition Program
Page 14 and 15: Aquatics Program: Medical Clearance
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Page 20 and 21: Please send a note to the nurse or
Page 22 and 23: PRN MEDICATION ORDERSStudent:______
Page 24 and 25: TechnologyOverbrook’s goal is to
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