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MEDICATION DURING SCHOOL
Because the needs of students who require medication during school hours should be met in a safe and prudent
manner, the Department of Education and DHEC established guidelines for assisting with medications during school
hours. These procedures are also in accordance with the Kershaw County School District’s Policy on Medications.
Whenever possible, morning doses of medication should be given at home to minimize disruption in the school day.
Many medications can be given around the school schedule. Consult your physician for assistance scheduling
medications around school hours. When medications are necessary during the school day, the following procedures
must be followed.
● All medications, prescription and non-prescription, require a doctor’s order. A completed Permission
for Medication form, available on the district website or from the school, must be completed by a doctor
and signed by the parent or legal guardian in order for any medication to be given at school.
● All medication should be brought to school by the parent or legal guardian in the original container. Prescription
medication must be in the original pharmacy bottle and must contain a pharmacy label including the student’s
name, date, medication name, dosage, strength, and directions for use, which includes frequency, duration,
mode of administration, prescriber name, and pharmacy name and address. Non-prescription medication must
be in the original manufacturer’s container.
● All prescription and non-prescription medication will be inventoried by the school nurse every three months. Out
of stock medications will be picked up by the parent or destroyed by the school nurse. An inventory of
destroyed medications will be maintained.
● Terminated medication, or medication remaining at the end of the school year, must be taken home within 2
days, or it will be disposed of by the principal or his/her designee.
● Permission for medication forms, and medication administration records, will be maintained in the student’s
health record.
● Students with serious medical conditions should provide all needed medications along with district permission
forms and medical orders. All medical procedures, including, catheterizing, suctioning, blood sugar
management, and tube feedings require medical orders before they can be carried out.
● All medication and medical procedure orders must be updated at the beginning of every school year.
● Students with special health-care needs who require that they keep medication with them during the school day
must complete Permission for Student to self –Monitor/ Self-Administer Medication form, available on the
district website or from the school nurse. This form must be on file in order for a student to carry any
medication.
● If medications are needed on the bus, during field studies, for extracurricular activities, or for after school clubs,
the parent must contact the nurse to make necessary arrangements.
● First doses of new medications must be given at home by the parent.
● No more than a 30 day stock of controlled medications will be stored at the school.
● All medications must be provided by the parent. The school does not have stock medications.

IMMUNIZATIONS
Parents are reminded that immunization requirements for school are mandated by South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental Control. Please see your physician or school nurse for current mandated immunization
requirements. A completed South Carolina Immunization Certificate, Medical Exemption Form, or Religious Exemption
Form is required for registration and enrollment. These forms can be obtained from your child’s physician or from the
Kershaw County Health Department.