Medication
All correspondence to the nurse should be placed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the nurse, and marked confidential. The following guidelines will be followed if your child will be taking medication in school:
- Any prescribed medications needed during the school day can be administered by the school nurse, under our school doctor’s direction.
- No medication will be given without a new prescription from your child’s doctor dated for the current school year. Please ask your doctor to write “FILE COPY” on the prescription. If you have recently sent in medication for your child without an updated prescription, contact your child’s doctor immediately for a new prescription.
- For legal as well as safety concerns, all medications must be in the original container stating your child’s name, medication, and dosage in order for the school nurse to administer any medication to your child.
- If your child is unable to swallow medication with water, you will be responsible for providing applesauce, pudding, etc.
- If you have any questions or to notify the school nurse of any changes in your child’s medication, please call 609-465-2720 and dial the extension for the appropriate school:
- Ocean Academy – extension 4414 or 4415
- Cape May County High School – extension 4423 or 4424
