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Attendance Form

When reporting attendance to the school please provide as much detail as possible.

When a student must be absent from school, parents should either:

• call the attendance secretary no later than the day of the absence and provide notification of the reason and expected duration of the absence.
• submit absence via the Powerschool Parent Portal. Once logged in, choose "Attendance Monitor" on the left-hand side. Please enter the necessary information and submit it. For a tutorial on this process, click on this link

A doctor's note is required if the student is absent for 3 or more days. If a student has 9 absences then for every absence after that, a doctor's note is required. 

Sick Day Guidelines

Should I keep my child home or send him/her to school?

School policy(and/or state law) requires a child stay home if:

• Has a fever of 100.0 degrees or higher.
• Has been vomiting and or having diarrhea.
• Has a bad sore throat. This could mean strep throat, even if no fever is present. Call your doctor if this is suspected. 

24-Hour Rule

• Fever: Your child has to be fever free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of Tylenol or Motrin. 
• Vomiting/Diarrhea: Your child should stay home for 24 hours after the last episode.
• Antibiotics: Your child should stay home for 24 hours after the FIRST dose of antibiotics has been given.

Medication Administration

State Laws govern the administration of medicine (prescription and non-prescription) in schools. 

Medication forms are available in our school nurse offices, doctor’s offices and on our website.

If your student requires a medication to be given during school hours, a current Authorization for the Administration of Medication by School Personnel (MAR) form is required to be on file in the nurse’s office. This also applies to medication that is self carry or self administer such as an Epipen, Benadryl and Inhaler. Each medication requires a separate form.

Medication Authorization Form

There are 3 sections that need to be filled out on the MAR:

• The TOP: Authorized Prescriber’s Order - to be filled out and signed by the prescriber.
• The MIDDLE: Parent/Guardian Authorization - boxes to be checked and parent/guardian signature and information to be filled out.
• The BOTTOM: Self Administration of Medication Authorization/Approval - to be filled out and signed by physician and parent/guardian.

Please return these forms to the nurse’s office along with the medication. The pharmacy label must state the patient’s name, physician’s name, name and strength of the medicine, directions for administering, and date of original prescription.

Parent Responsibilities

Please remember that only parents may transport medications to school. No more than a three month supply of medication may be kept in the health office. Please check the expiration date of the medication prior to bringing it to school. At the end of the school year, the parent must pick up medications or the school nurse will dispose of them in accordance with Sec 10-212a-5-I4i of the Connecticut General Statutes.