Medicine Policy

Medicine in school

New York State Education Department Guidelines state that ALL medications, including over-the-counter medications, given at school, require the following:

• A written order from your child’s physician stating the name of the medication, dosage, frequency and time of administration;
  

• Written statement from the parent or guardian requesting administration of the medication in school; and

• Delivery of the medication to the health office by parent or guardian in a properly labeled “original” / pharmacy container. Elementary students are NOT allowed to carry medications to and from school.

• At the secondary level, emergency medications such as epi-pens and inhalers can be carried by those students who are determined to be self-directed with written orders from the student’s medical provider.