Nurses' Corner
The Lamar County Board of Education recognizes the importance of good physical, emotional, and mental health and is committed to supporting the well-being of all students and families.
Our school nurses play a vital role in promoting student wellness and ensuring that every child is safe, healthy, and ready to learn. From managing daily health concerns to responding to emergencies, they are dedicated to supporting our students.
Important Documents
All students are required to have a current Emergency Healthcare Plan on file. Additionally, a completed Medication Authorization Form is required before any medication, prescription or over-the-counter, can be administered to a student during the school day.
Procedures
Students who are ill are to check in with the school nurse before calling parents to go home. Parents should sign their student out in the attendance office before leaving unless other arrangements have been made with staff.
Please report communicable diseases and head lice to the school nurse. Students, who are expected to miss several days due to health reasons, please contact the nurse as special arrangements can be made.
First Aid
In case of an accident, first aid will be administered in the health office and the parent/guardian will be called. If a student needs further treatment, the parent, ambulance, or rescue squad will transport the student to the doctor or hospital. In the event that a parent/guardian cannot be reached, the school will contact the physician listed on the emergency card to make whatever arrangements necessary to provide health service to the student or call the rescue squad.
It is very important that parents/guardians fill out the emergency card. A new card is sent home at the beginning of each school year. Any change during the year should be forwarded to the school’s health office. The emergency numbers (someone who can be responsible for a student in the absence of the parent/guardian) should be local numbers.
Illness
To help assure good health care for students and alert health authorities to the presence of specific disease, parents are asked to call the school EACH morning the student is absent for any reason and to notify the school later if a specific disease develops.
Since most diseases are spread before they are recognized, it is impossible to prevent exposure. Control measures are designed to protect individual students from complications. Parents are urged to keep their children home if they develop any symptoms suggestive of a communicable disease. The temperature should be normal at least 24 hours BEFORE a student returns to school. The temperature guideline is --- 100 degrees the student goes home automatically. The child should not return to school unless the temperature goes below 100 degrees for 24 hours. Please do not send students who have an undiagnosed rash to school. If a student becomes ill while at school, the parent/guardian will be called. It is their responsibility to take the student home.
Lisa Smith, LPN
LCPS School Nurse
Jane Daniel, LPN
LCES School Nurse
Kerrin Clark, LPN
LCMS School Nurse
Hayley Turner, RN
LCHS School Nurse