The following information is from the Student Handbook:

Medication Policy
P210.1 medpolicy.pdf

Number 210.1         Adopted July 15, 1991     Revised March 27, 2008

I. OBJECTIVE

This medication policy is motivated solely by concern for the health, safety, and welfare of the students of the Mifflin County School District. The Board shall not be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of student illness. The administration of prescribed medication, in accordance with the direction of a parent or family physician, to a student during school hours, will be permitted only when failure to take such medicine would jeopardize the health of the student or the student would not be able to attend school if the medicine were not made available during school hours.

II. PROVISIONS

Ideally, all medication should be given at home. It is preferred that in the case of all medications, whether prescribed or otherwise, the same shall be administered by a parent, to the student requiring the medication. Where this is not possible, the following shall apply:

1. A. Individually prescribed medication will be administered by school nurses or other authorized personnel under the following conditions:
   1. Upon written request from the physician to the school officials that medication be administered to the student. Included in this request must be the name of the medication, dosage, frequency of administration, and the period of time over which medication is to be administered.
       
   2. Signed written request from the parent, guardian, or person standing in the place of a parent that medication be administered as prescribed in the physician’s statement.
       
   3. All medication must be in the appropriate containers which are properly labeled by the physician or pharmacy.
   4. Any medication left at the school will be secured in a locked cabinet
       
2. Non-prescriptive drugs and medication may be administered by school nurses or other authorized personnel only after the following conditions are met:
   1. Receipt of written request or authorization from parent, guardian, or person standing in the place of a parent.
       
   2. Included within the request must be the name of the student, name of the medication, dosage, frequency of administration, and period of time over which medication is to be administered.
       
   3. All medication must be in an appropriate container which is properly labeled.
       
   4. Any medication left at the school will be secured in a locked cabinet.
       
3. Any medication to be administered during the school day will immediately be taken to the nurse’s office (or other area specified by the Principal) when the student enters the school. Students will not be permitted to carry pills or any medication during the school hours. Some students, with parent and physician approval, may be allowed to carry inhalers, epi pens, or other approved medications.
    
4. Violation of this policy and the regulations promulgated hereunder shall, in the discretion of the administration and the School Board, result in the same disciplinary measures being invoked against the offending student as would be invoked against one violating policy and regulations relating to drugs and alcohol, and may accordingly result in suspension and/or expulsion from school.
    
5. The administration shall be charged with the responsibility of designating authorized school personnel to administer this policy.
    
6. This policy shall be subject to ongoing re-analysis, from time to time, in order to deal with future problems as they develop.