Health & Medications

Please review the information below regarding communicable diseases, medications at school, school vaccination requirements, and more.

If you have more health-related questions, please contact your child's school office or our Pupil Services office at (262) 673-8042.

All medication should be administered by the child's parents. If, under exceptional circumstances, a child is required to take medication during school hours and the parents cannot be present to administer it, only the principal of the building or his/her designee will administer the medication. However, before school personnel can administer any medication, the proper medication form must be completed and on file in the school office. There are no exceptions. These forms are available in the school office, District Office, and are attached below for your convenience.

For any prescription medication, written instructions signed by the physician issuing the prescription will be required, as well as the parent's/guardian's signature. For any non-prescription medication, written instructions signed by the parent will be required.

Any medication, prescription, or non-prescription, must be delivered by the parent/guardian and in its original container. Children may not transport medication to school. However, students may carry certain prescribed emergency medication such as inhalers or Epipens if the school has written approval from the parent and medical provider. School personnel will not be held liable if the medication is not given in a timely manner. All medication will be stored in a secure location in the school. there will be a periodic review of all information. Each school will be responsible for establishing a record keeping procedure for each child receiving medication according to prescription/non-prescription guidelines.

Medication Forms
Non-Prescription Medication Permission Form

Prescription Medication Permission Form

State law requires all public and private school students to present written evidence of immunization against certain diseases (diptheria, tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles, rubella, mumps, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Tdap (tetanus, diptheria, and acellar pertussis vaccine) within 30 days of admission to school. These requirements can be waived only if a properly signed health (signed by a physician), religious or personal conviction waiver (signed by the parent) is filled out. Non-compliance can lead to legal consequences. The Wisconsin Student Immunization Law requires certain vaccinations for each age/grade level.  Click on the link(s) below for more information on vaccination requirements/recommendations as per the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Student Immunization Law Age/Grade Requirements
The following are the minimum required immunizations for each age/grade level. It is not a recommended immunization schedule for infants and preschoolers. For that schedule, contact your doctor or local health department.

Immunization Requirements - English

Immunization Requirements - Spanish

In the event of an outbreak of any vaccine-preventable disease, those students who are not completely immunized against that disease may be excluded from school by the Department of Health Services to prevent further spread of the disease. Any student who claims a waiver, but who has received at least some vaccine, should list those vaccines on the form to avoid exclusion of the student in the event of an outbreak.

Each fall, the school district is required to report to the local health department, on a form provided by them, the immunization status of all district-enrolled students.

Immunization Waivers

Immunization Waiver form - English

Immunization Waiver Form - Spanish

Parents are asked to notify the Pupil Services Department at (262) 673-8042 of any additional immunizations their child receives.

If you have more vaccination or health-related questions, the Pupil Services office at (262) 673-8042.

If a student is diagnosed with a communicable disease (measles, mumps, chicken pox, pink eye, strep throat, etc.) the parent should report this immediately to the school office. The parent will then be given instructions as to when their child can return to school, as per Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services guidelines. For example:

     * Pink eye, strep throat, impetigo - exclude from school until 24 hours of antibiotic therapy has been completed.

     * Chicken pox - exclude from school until sores are crusted over (usually 10 days)

A student should be kept home when the following signs and symptoms prevail:

     * A temperature of 100 degrees or more;

     * A productive cough;

     * Purulent (green, yellow, thick or otherwise unusual) nasal or eye drainage;

     * Diarrhea (liquid, colored stools);

     * Skin rashes/eruptions;

     * Red throat, swollen glands around the jaws, ears, or neck;

     * Complaints of earache, severe stomachache, sore throat, severe headache;

     * Nausea, vomiting, or recurrent vomiting;

     * Lethargy, general complaints of muscular aches and pains.

Students should not return to school until they have been without symptoms and without the need for medications to control symptoms (e.g. fever-reducing medications) for a full 24 hours.