Clinic
Edwins Elementary School Clinic is staffed from 8:15 am - 3:30 pm daily and medications can be dropped off during these hours. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call Edwins at (850) 833-3339.
For medicine to be administered at the school, parent permission and instructions must be obtained. The parent will be required to come into the clinic to fill out the Medication Administration Form when they hand-carry the medication to the clinic. This form authorizes the school to assist in the administration of medication. The medication prescribed for the student must come in the original container.
The school’s health tech will record each dosage given on the Individual Medication Administration Log. If your child is on daily medication and you forget to give him/her the early morning dosage you will need to come to the school and administer the medication and sign a new form permitting us to give the next dosage at a time later than the time stated on his/her medication form. Parents’ phone calls are not acceptable to change the dosage or time of dosage. Changes in the dosage or the times of medication administered will require a physician’s written permission. The first dosage of any new medication shall not be administered during school hours due to the possibility of an allergic reaction.
Non-prescription medication must be brought to school, by a parent, in an original unopened container and shall be labeled with the student’s name.
No medication, including cough drops, or sunscreen will be administered without permission. NO MEDICATION CAN BE FURNISHED BY THE CLINIC. Under no circumstances are children to have any kind of medication in their possession while at school or on the school bus, including cough drops or sunscreen.
To honor parent information regarding their child’s allergies, the parent must provide the school with proof of the allergy from a physician.
All medication must be in the original container and have proper paperwork completed by the parent/guardian, this includes cough drops. Students are not allowed to transport any medication to or from school.