Rationale
Teachers are occasionally asked by parents to administer medication for their children while at school. It is important that such requests are managed in a manner that is appropriate, ensures the safety of students, and fulfils the duty of care of staff.

Aims
To ensure that medications are administered appropriately to students in our care.

Implementation

• Children who are unwell should not attend school.
• Non-prescribed oral medications (e.g. head-ache tablets) will not be administered by school staff without parent authorisation.
• All parent requests to administer prescribed medications to their child must be in writing and must be supported by specific written instruction from the medical practitioner or pharmacist including the name of the student, dosage and time to be administered (original medications bottle or container should provide this information).
• Consistent with current Asthma policies, students who provide written parent permission may carry an asthma inhaler with them.
• Classroom teachers will oversee the administering of medication as prescribed and sign the relevant school documentation.
• Parents/ caregivers of students who may require injections are required to meet the principal to discuss the matter.

All policies are also available in PDF format as part of Parent's Handbook.