Health Aide

The school Health Aide plays a vital role in the care of our students at Keonepoko Elementary. The Health Aide cares for students who become ill at school or sustain an injury on campus. The Health Aide decides if a child is to remain on campus, be sent home, or if 911 services are required.
REMEMBER: The health room is not a clinic. Consult your family physician when a medical diagnosis and treatment are needed. Accurate phone numbers are a must in order to assure timely parent contact.

Medical Information and Health Room

Parents should inform the school of any medical problems a child might have (asthma, allergies, etc.). This information should be listed on the student’s emergency cards. School staff is not permitted to administer any type of medication (aspirin, ointment, cough syrup, etc.). A student who contracts a contagious disease or condition (Pink Eye, Chicken Pox, etc.) should remain home until such time that it’s corrected. When returning to school, the student should bring the doctor’s note to the office before going to class.\

Diary and Food Product Allergies

If your child has allergies to dairy or food products please see our health aide for a J1 form. This form must be completed by your child’s doctor and returned to the health aide. Before our cafeteria staff can modify a child’s meal the J1 form must be approved by the DOE School Services Branch. Effective July 1, 2010, under the jurisdiction of School Food Services Branch (SFSB), schools cannot substitute a non-dairy beverage for fluid milk to students without recognized disabilities for the following reasons:

• Juice and water do not qualify as a substitute for fluid milk.
• Currently, qualified milk substitutes (such as lactose-free milk) are not available in single serve, half-pint containers.
•  Reimbursement can only be claimed for meals that contain a beverage substitute that is nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk (under the Offer vs. Serve option, a meal without fluid milk may be reimbursed).

Fever

A fever is a warning that all is not right with the body. No child with temperature of 100 degrees or more should be sent to school. Your child should be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school.

Cold, Sore Throat, Coughing, Yellow or Green Mucus

A child with a moist cough and/or runny nose with yellow or green mucus should stay home. If your child has a sore throat but no other symptoms, he/she may go to school. Call your doctor if the sore throat continues for more than 3-4 days.

Stomach Ache, Vomiting, Diarrhea

Call your doctor if your child’s stomach ache is severe enough to restrict his/her activity. A child with vomiting should be kept at home until it stops and he/she can keep food down. A child with diarrhea should be kept home. Call your doctor if symptoms continue for more than 24 hours or gets worse.

Pediculosis ('ukus, headlice)

The perception of ukus in the past was magnified by the way children were handled who had them. Importantly, ukus do not transmit disease and should not be a reason for children to miss school or be shunned. The school health practice for ukus will include:

• Inspection by the school health aide of a student who may have ukus;
• Notification of the parent/guardian that the student has ukus;
• After parent is notified, the student will return to class where they will remain until the end of the school day, unless the parent opts to take their child home to begin treatment; and
• Provision of information on home treatment to the parent/guardian.