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Please remember to keep your child’s shots up-to-date.
According to South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control all CD-12th grade students must have:
· 4 doses of any combination of DTP, DT, DTP-Hib, DTaP, or Td
vaccine with at least one dose received on or after the fourth
birthday
· 3 doses of any combination of oral or inactivated Polio
vaccine with at least one dose received on or after the fourth
birthday
· 2 doses of Rubeola (Measles) vaccine with both doses
received on or after the first birthday and separated by at
least one month
· 1 dose of Rubella (German Measles) vaccine received on or
after the first birthday
· 1 dose of Mumps vaccine received on or after the first
birthday
· 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine
· 1 dose of Varicella vaccine received on or after the first
birthday or positive history of disease
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Dispensing of Medication
Dorchester School District requires that the parents of
students who need medication during school hours must do the
following:
1. Present a Medication Policy Form completed and signed by a
doctor and by the parent or legal guardian.
2. Bring the medication in the original prescription bottle
properly labeled by a registered pharmacist or physician as
prescribed by law.
All students who need prescribed medication must have a
Medication Policy Form completed and signed by the doctor and
parent.
Parents are reminded that pain relievers, cough drops,
herbs, vitamins, ointments and other over-the-counter medicines
will not be dispensed at school without a completed Medication
Policy Form. The over-the-counter medicine will need to be given
to the school nurse in its original container.
In the event of a change in medication, parents/guardians
are responsible for presenting a new Medication Policy Form. If
the doctor discontinues a medication, we need something in
writing from that doctor.
Parents are responsible for keeping up with the amount of
medicine given to the nurse. Please be aware of when your
child’s supply is running low.
Parents are also reminded that medication not claimed at the
end of the school year will be disposed of by school personnel.
Parents are able to come to the school at any time and
medicate their children in the nurse’s office.
When the school nurse is not available, the school
principal’s designee will assist students in taking their
medication.
Medication must be brought in by the parent or a responsible
adult, not the student.
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Please remember that it is extremely important to send
your child to school completely healthy. If your child has a
fever he/she cannot return to school until they are fever-free
for at least 24 hours, unless a doctor’s note states otherwise.
If your child has a stomach virus with vomiting or diarrhea,
please keep him/her home for at least 24 hours after symptoms
disappear. Also, if your child is sneezing, coughing
uncontrollably, or extremely congested; please keep those germs
at home. We will not administer any over the counter medications
without a Dorchester School District II medication policy form
completed by a doctor. We realize that you have job obligations;
however, your child’s health should be a priority. Our concern
is to protect the health of your child, as well as, all of the
children in the school. If you have a question about your
child’s illness, please call your doctor or the school nurse
before sending him/her to school. Thank you for your
cooperation. Remember, healthy children learn more effectively.
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