Vestavia Hills City Schools

Medication in a lunch box could be lost or taken by another student. If a staff member found the medication it could be considered as a drug with consequences according to the Code of Conduct. To ensure the health and safety of our students, all medications must be brought to the Health Room by the parent/guardian in the original and properly labeled container.

If your child had a temperature greater than 100 degrees F., you should not send your child to school. Children may return to school when his/her temperature is below 100 degrees without the aid of Tylenol or any other fever-reducing medication for 24 hours. In addition, if your child develops fever greater than 100 degrees during the school day, you will be called to arrange for someone to take the student home.

Yes, a parent/guardian may come to school and give their child medication as desired.

All medications not picked up by parent/guardian by noon on the last school day for students will be destroyed.

Parents/guardians must inform the school nurse of any medication changes. New medication or different doses will not be given unless the parent completes a new medication form to include the physician’s signature. The information on the prescription bottle label must match the new authorization form.

Yes, students may carry inhalers and Epi-Pens (both considered rescue medications) at school if both the parent and physician deem it appropriate. The self-administration section of the “Parent/provider Authorization" form must be completed by the physician and the parent.

The forms are located in School Health Rooms and also on the Forms page.

The original container provides information from the manufacturer about the over-the-counter medications, including the name of the medication, the proper dose, how the medication should be given, how often the medication can be given, possible side effects, and when the medication is no longer effective (an expiration date).

An unopened container protects against tampering.

A student does not need to be placed in a situation where they may be confronted for drugs. Some medications have street value. When the parent brings the medicine to school, everyone is assured that the medication is in a secured location and tampering with the medicine has not occurred.

No, the school does not provide medication. Any medication you want your child to have must be brought to the Health Room by the parent/guardian. A “Parent/Provider Authorization” medication form must be completed as well.