Kingsley Nurse
Caroline Nobles, RN

Physician Request for Administration of Medication click

Authorization to Carry Prescription Inhaler, Epi-Pen, or Insulin click 

Any Student or Staff who feels ill and may have been exposed to COVID, should remain at home, get tested and wait for results. Parent or Teacher must email the Principal of positive results and she will provide necessary guidelines. The Principal, Parent or Teacher can notify the Nurse.

Students are not allowed to bring medication to school except if it is a prescribed Asthma Inhaler, insulin or Epi Pen. This includes over-the-counter medication. Parent, Doctor and Student should complete the Authorization For Students To Carry Form for an Asthma Inhaler, Insulin and EpiPen(link above).  A Parent, Guardian or Designee must bring in medication including over-the-counter medication, to be kept in the clinic once the Physician's Request For Administration Of Medication Form (link above) is completed. A new form is required every school year as needed.  A parent can request a Medical Impairment Form from a Counselor if their child has a special need for assistance at school. A 504 plan will be completed.

*Parents, Guardian or Designees can administer medication to their child at any time during the school day.

Dekalb County Schools DOES NOT have a nut free policy! Accommodations can be made to limit exposure in the classroom and Cafeteria by separating the student from others who may be eating nut foods.

Students with severe allergy may carry an EpiPen when trained and the Authorization for Students to Carry (link above) Form has been completed. Student can also have emergency medication kept at school, if a Physician's Request For Administration Of Medication Form was completed by a Doctor and Parent (link above). A new form will be required every school year as needed.

A 504 plan will be made for a student with severe allergy.

*Parents, Guardian or Designee may administer medication to their child at any time.

This webpage from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) will help you decide if your child is too sick to attend school.

Highly Contagious Illnesses (COVID, flu, strep, chicken pox, monkey pox, measles, hand, foot and mouth, etc.) should be reported to the school along with a doctor's note. Documentation is only acceptable from a licensed medical doctor or their designee. The note should document the diagnosis and a return to school date. A report will be made to the Health Dept. about communicable diseases in a classroom when cases are reported/documented per these guidelines. 

Send all Medical notes which documents infectious illnesses to the Clinic ASAP.