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- JB: Equal Education Opportunities
- JE: Student Attendance
- JEB: Entrance Age
- JEC: School Admission
- JECAA: Admission of Students Experiencing Homelessness
- JECB: Interdistrict Open Enrollment
- JECBC: Admission of Students From Non-chartered or Home Schooling
- JECBD: Intradistrict Open Enrollment
- JECE: Student Withdrawal from School
- JEE: Missing and Absent Students
- JFB: Student Advisory Committees
- JFCF: Student Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying
- JFE: Pregnant Students
- JFG: Searches and Seizures
- JHCA: Physical Examinations of Students
- JHCB: Immunizations
- JHCC: Contagious Diseases
- JHCD: Administering Medicines to Students
- JHF: Student Safety
- JHG: Reporting Child Abuse and Mandatory Training
- JHH: Notification About Sex Offenders
- JN: Student Fees, Fines, and Charges
- JO: Student Records
- JOA: Student Surveys & Non-Emergency Examinations or Screenings
- JP: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (Restraint and Seclusion)
- Cleveland Metropolitan School District
- JHCD: Administering Medicines to Students
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JHCD: Administering Medicines to Students
Policy
Many students can attend school regularly only through the effective use of medication to treat disabilities or illnesses. If possible, a parent or guardian should give all medicines at home. If this is not possible, the District requires the following:
- Only licensed health professionals or employees who have completed a drug administration training program conducted by a licensed health professional may administer medications prescribed for a student.
- The licensed health professional or employee who has completed a drug administration training program supervises the secure and proper storage and dispensation of medications. The drug must be in the container provided by the prescribing physician or others licensed to prescribe medication.
- The school must receive written permission from the parent or guardian of the student requesting the school comply with a physician's order.
- The licensed health professional or employee who has completed a drug administration training program must receive and retain a statement that complies with Ohio law signed by the physician who prescribed the drug or another person licensed to prescribe medication.
- If any of the information initially provided by the physician or licensed individual changes, the parent or guardian must submit a revised statement signed by the physician or other licensed individual.
- The District, Board, and any employee authorized to administer a prescribed drug under this policy are not liable for civil damages for administering or failing to administer the medication unless they act in a manner that would constitute "gross negligence or wanton or reckless misconduct."
- No person employed by the District is required to administer a drug to a student except under requirements established under this policy. In addition, the Board cannot require an employee to administer a medication to a student if the employee objects to administering the drug based on religious convictions.
Inhalers
Students have the right to possess and use a metered-dose inhaler or a dry-powder inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms or before exercise to prevent the onset of asthmatic symptoms. The right applies at school or any activity, event, or program sponsored by the student's school or in which the school is a participant.
For a student to possess the inhaler, they must have written approval from their physician and parent or guardian. In addition, the principal and nurse must receive copies of the written approval.
EpiPen
Students have the right to possess and use an epinephrine autoinjector (EpiPen) to treat anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction). The right applies at school or any activity, event, or program sponsored by the student's school or in which the school is a participant.
For a student to possess the autoinjector, they must have written approval from their physician and parent or guardian. In addition, the principal and nurse must receive copies of the written approval. Finally, the principal or nurse must receive a backup dose of the medication from the parent or guardian.
Students with Diabetes
If a student's treating physician determines a student with diabetes can perform diabetes care tasks, the student is permitted to attend to the self-care and management of their diabetes during regular school hours and at school-sponsored activities upon written request from the student's parent or guardian. Students may perform these tasks in the classroom, in any school area, and at any school-sponsored activity. Students may possess the necessary supplies and equipment to perform the tasks per the student's treating physician's orders. The District may revoke this right if the student performs any care tasks or uses medical equipment for purposes other than the student's care. The school provides the student with a private area for performing self-care tasks if requested by the parent, guardian, or student.
The District informs the student's parent or guardian no later than fourteen days after receiving an order signed by the treating physician that the student may be entitled to a 504 plan regarding the student's diabetes. If a student has a 504 plan, the school may integrate provisions into this student's plan. However, there is no requirement that a student must have a 504 plan to receive the necessary care outlined.
History
- Adopted: December 6, 2001
- Amended: November 18, 2014; June 28, 2022
Legal References
- Ohio Revised Code Section 2305.23
- Ohio Revised Code Section 2305.231
- Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.64
- Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.7112
- Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.712
- Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.713
- Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.716
- Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.718
- Ohio Revised Code Section 3314.03
- Ohio Revised Code Section 3314.141
- Ohio Administrative Code 3301-35-06