Some students need special health services to participate in their educational program.  These students shall receive special health services concomitant with their educational program.  Licensed health personnel shall provide special health services under the auspices of the school.  The duties of the licensed personnel include:

□     to participate as a member of the education team

□     to provide the health assessment;

□     to plan, implement, and evaluate the written individual health plan;

□     to plan, implement, and evaluate special emergency health services;

□     to serve as a liaison and encourage participation and communication with health service agencies and individuals providing health care;

□     to provide health consultation, counseling, and instruction to the student, the student’s parent, and the staff in cooperation and conjunction with the prescriber;

□     to maintain a record of special health services;

□     to report unusual circumstances to the prescriber, parent and school administration; and

□     to assign, delegate, instruct, provide technical assistance to and supervise qualified designated personnel; and update knowledge and skills to meet special health service needs;

 

The record of special health services shall include:

□     the student’s name;

□     the special health service;

□     the prescriber or person authorizing;

□     the date and time;

□     the signature and title or the person providing the special health service; and

□     any unusual circumstances in the provision of such services.

 

Prior to the provision of special health services the following shall be on file:

□     a written statement by the prescriber detailing the specific method and schedule of the special health service, when indicated;

□     a written statement by the student’s parent requesting the provision of the special health service;

□     a written report of the preplanning staffing or meeting of the education team; and

□     a written individual health plan.

 

Licensed health personnel, in collaboration with the education team, shall determine the special health services to be provided and the qualifications of individuals performing the special health services.  The documented rationale shall include the following:

□     an analysis and interpretation of the special health service needs, health status stability, complexity of the service, predictability of the service outcome, and risk of improperly performed service;

□     the determination that the special health service, task, procedure, or function is part of the person’s job description;

□     the determination of the assignment and delegation based on the student’s needs;

□     a review of the designated person’s competence; and

□     the determination of initial and ongoing level of supervision required to ensure quality services.

 

Licensed health personnel shall supervise the special health services, define the level of supervision, and document the supervision.

Licensed health personnel shall instruct qualified designated personnel to deliver and perform special health services contained in the individual health plan.  Documentation of instruction and periodic updates shall be on file at the school.

Parents shall provide the usual equipment, supplies, and necessary maintenance for such.  The equipment shall be stored in a secured area.  Personnel responsible for the equipment shall be designated in the individual health plan.

Qualified designated personnel, other than licensed personnel, shall be presumed to agree to provide the special health service unless presenting to district personnel a signed written refusal to provide such service.

 

 

Legal Reference:  155A.4(2)“c”, Iowa Code Education {281} - §41.23 (281); §12.3(9)

Cross Reference:            

Approved:  2-10-94, 1-10-00, 11-11-02, 2-12-07, 11-12-12, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed:  12-13-99, 10-14-02, 2-12-07, 11-12-12, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:  10-14-02

 

Students desiring to participate in athletic extracurricular activities or enrolling kindergarten (K) or first (1^st) grade in the district shall have a physical examination by a licensed physician and provide proof of such an examination to the school district.  A physical examination and proof of such an examination may be required by the administration for students in other grades enrolling for the first time in the district.

 A certificate of health stating the results of a physical examination and signed by the physician shall be on file at the attendance center.  Each student shall submit an up-to-date certificate of health upon the request of the superintendent of schools.  Failure to provide this information may be grounds for disciplinary action.

Students enrolling for the first time in the district shall also submit a certificate of immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubeola, rubella, and any other immunizations required by the school district.  The student may be admitted conditionally to the attendance center if the student has not yet completed the immunization process but is in the process of doing so.  Failure to meet the immunization requirement will be grounds for expulsion.

Exemptions from the immunization requirement in this policy will be allowed only for medical or religious reasons recognized under the law.  The student must provide a valid Iowa State Department of Health Certificate of Immunization Exemption to be exempt from this policy.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§139.9, 232.647-.75, 280.13 (1991).
                                      281 Iowa Admin. Code 7
                                      281 Iowa Admin. Code 11.4(13).

Cross Reference:  402.2   Child Abuse Reporting
                                      501      Student Attendance
                                      507      Student Health and Well-Being

Approved:  4-13-92, 1-10-00, 2-12-07, 11-12-12, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed:  12-13-99, 10-14-02, 2-12-07, 11-12-12, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:

 

Some students may need prescription and nonprescription medication to participate in their educational program.  These students shall receive medication concomitant with their educational program.

Medication shall be administered when the student’s parent or guardian (hereinafter “parent”) provides a signed, dated written statement requesting medication administration at school, and the medication is in the original labeled container, either as dispensed or in the manufacturer’s container.

When administration of the medication requires ongoing professional health judgment, an individual health plan shall be developed by the licensed health personnel with the student and student’s parent.  Students who have demonstrated competence in administering their own medications may self-administer their medication.  A written statement by the student’s parent shall be on file requesting co-administration of medication, when competence has been demonstrated.

Persons administering medication shall include the licensed registered nurse, parent, physician and person who have successfully completed a medication administration course reviewed by the Board of Pharmacy Examiners.  A medication administration course and periodic update shall be conducted by a registered nurse or licensed pharmacist, and a record of course completion kept on file at school.

A written medication administration record shall be on file at school, including:

□     date;

□     student’s name;

□     prescriber or person authorizing administration;

□     medication;

□     medication dosage;

□     administration time;

□     administration method;

□     signature and title of the person administering medication; and

□     any unusual circumstances, actions, or omissions.

Medication shall be stored in a secured area unless an alternate provision is documented.

Emergency protocols for medication-related reactions shall be posted.

 

PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION IS TO BE TRANSPORTED TO AND FROM SCHOOL BY AN ADULT.

Medication information shall be confidential information, and shall be available to school personnel with parental authorization.

 

 

Legal Reference:  155A.4(2)“c”, Iowa Code Education {281} - §41.23(281); §12.3(9)
                                        Pharmacy {657} – 10.16(204), IAC

Cross Reference:

Approved:    2-10-94, 1-10-00, 8-13-01, 11-11-02, 2-12-07, 11-12-12, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed:   12-13-99, 10-14-02, 2-12-07, 11-12-12, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:    7-9-01

 

Students with a communicable disease will be allowed to attend school as long as they are physically able to perform the tasks assigned to them and as long as their attendance does not create a substantial risk of transmission of the illness or other harm to the students or the employees.  The term “communicable disease” shall mean an infectious or contagious disease spread from person to person, or animal to person, or as defined by the State Department of Health.

A student will be excluded from school when the student’s condition has been determined to be injurious to the health of others or when the student is too ill to attend school. The health risk to an immuno-depressed student attending school shall be determined by the student’s personal physician.  The health risk to others in the school environment from the presence of a student with communicable disease shall be determined on a case-by case basis by public health officials.

Since there may be greater risks of transmission of a communicable disease for some persons with certain conditions, than for other persons infected with the same disease, these special conditions:  the risk of transmission of the disease; the effect upon the educational program, the effect upon the student, and other factors deemed relevant by public health officials or the administration shall be considered in assessing the student’s continued attendance at school.  The administration may require medical evidence that students with a communicable disease are able to attend school.

It shall be the responsibility of the administration or school nurse, when the administration or school nurse has knowledge that communicable disease is present, to notify the State Department of Health.  Rumor and hearsay shall be insufficient evidence for the administration to act.

Health data of a student is confidential and it shall not be disseminated.

It shall be the responsibility of the administration, in conjunction with the school nurse, to develop administrative regulations stating the procedures for dealing with students with a communicable disease.  Appropriate hygienic practices shall be included in the administrative regulations.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Board of Education of Nassau County v Arline, 55 U.L.W. 4245 (U.S. March 3, 1987)
                                      Iowa Code Chapter 139 (1991).
                                      29 U.S.C. §701 et seq.
                                      45 C.F.R. 84.3
                                      641 Iowa Admin. Code 1.2-1.5, 7.
                                      281 Iowa Admin. Code 43.15-43.17

Cross Reference:  403.1     General Personnel Physical Examinations
                                      403.3     General Personnel Communicable Diseases

Approved:    4-13-92, 1-10-00, 11-11-02, 2-12-07, 2-8-10, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed:  2-14-96, 12-13-99, 10-14-02, 2-12-07, 2-8-10, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:  3-11-96

 

When a student becomes ill or is injured at school, the student’s parents shall be notified by the school nurse or the principal as soon as possible after these individuals are aware of the incident.

The school district, while not responsible for medical treatment of an ill or injured student, will have authorized school personnel present to administer emergency or minor first aid if possible.  An ill or injured child will be turned over to the care of the parents or qualified medical personnel as quickly as possible.

It shall be the responsibility of the principal to file an accident report with the superintendent within twenty-four (24) hours after the student is injured at school.

Annually, parents shall be required to complete a medical emergency authorization form indicating the procedures to be followed, if possible, in an emergency involving their child.

The administration shall be responsible, in conjunction with the school nurse, to develop rules and regulations governing the procedure in the event a student should become ill or be injured at school.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §613.17 (1991).

Cross Reference:  507    Student Health and Well-Being

Approved:  4-13-92, 1-10-00, 11-11-02, 2-12-07, 2-8-10, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed:  2-14-96, 12-13-99, 10-14-02, 2-12-07, 2-8-10, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:  3-11-96

 

Students will be informed of the action to take in an emergency.  Emergency drills for fire, weather, and other disasters shall be conducted each school year.  Fire and tornado drills shall each be conducted regularly during the academic school year.

School district personnel shall participate in emergency drills.  Licensed personnel shall be responsible for instructing the proper techniques to be followed in the drill.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §100.31 (1991).

Cross Reference:  507          Student Health and Well-Being
                                       712.10     School Bus Safety Instruction
                                       804          Safety Program

Approved:  4-13-92, 1-10-00, 11-11-02, 2-12-07, 2-8-10, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed:  12-13-99, 10-14-02, 2-12-07, 2-8-10, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:\

Disagreements between family members are not the responsibility of the school district.  The school district will not take the “side” of one family member over another in a disagreement about custody and parental rights.  Court orders that have been issued shall be followed by the school district whether the parent or student agrees or disagrees with the order.  It shall be the responsibility of the person requesting an action by the school district to inform and show the school district the court order allowing such action.

This policy does not forbid school district personnel to listen to a student’s problems and concerns.

It shall be the responsibility of the administration to ensure that school district personnel remain neutral in a disagreement about custody and parental rights, other than child abuse situations.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§232.67, .70, .73, .75, 235A, 279.8 (1991).
                                      441 Iowa Admin. Code 9.2, 155, 175.

Cross Reference:  506.1     Student Records Access
                                      507        Student Health and Well-Being

Approved:  4-13-92, 1-10-00, 11-11-02, 2-12-07, 2-8-10, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed:  2-14-96, 12-13-99, 10-14-02, 2-12-07, 2-8-10, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:  3-11-96

 

Pursuant to Iowa law, an individual required to register on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry for a conviction involving a sex offense against a minor (“registrant”) is prohibited from being on school property or in any school vehicle. The only exceptions are as follows:

• Students. Note a student on the Sex Offender Registry must have board approval to attend school.
• A registrant who is a parent or a legal guardian of a minor is allowed on school property solely during the period of time reasonably necessary to transport the parent’s own minor child or legal guardian’s own ward to or from a place on school property.
• A registrant who is legally entitled to vote shall be allowed on school property solely for the period of time reasonably necessary to exercise the right to vote in a public election if the polling location of the offender is located on school property.
• If written permission is received from the Bennett School Administration. To request written permission, registrant must complete and submit the Registrant Request Form. The form can be obtained by contacting the administrative office by telephone or email. This provision does not apply to a registrant requesting permission to be on school property in his or her role as employee, contractor, vendor, or volunteer. No written exception is allowed for operating, managing, be employed by, or acting as a contractor or volunteer on school property.

Pursuant to Iowa Code 692A.113-114, no sex offender Registrant for a conviction involving a minor is allowed on school property. It is the vendor or contractor’s responsibility to ensure this prohibition is enforced. If a Registrant controlled by the vendor or contractor is allowed on school property, the District will deem this a material breach of any contract and cancel the contract.

 

 

Approved:  2-13-12, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed:  2-8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:

 

Registrant Request Form

 

This form shall be used to document the Principal’s response to an individual’s, on the Sex Offender Registry (SOR) (hereafter “registrant”), request to come onto school grounds.

Requests will be considered only from registrants who are the parent/legal guardian of a student or the person designated by the parent/legal guardian to have access to the student.

Registrants whose request is granted shall keep a copy of this completed form with them each time they come onto school grounds.

To be Completed by Registrant

 

Full Name______________________________  Phone Number________________________
                    (first, middle, last)

Address___________________________________ Email Address_____________________

Requested Visit Date_________________________Building or location_________________

 

Reason for Request (check at least one)

• Confer with school staff concerning my child’s academic, disciplinary or placement, including matter required by federal or state law.
• Attend a school activity (in which my child is participating)(activity name)_______________________
• Attend a nonschool sponsored activity which is (activity name)_________________________

Registrant recognizes that permission to be on school grounds is at the discretion of the principal or designee. Permission is granted for the sole reason, time, location, etc. listed below. Registrant recognizes that he/she is not permitted to be in any location, including restrooms, other than that listed below.

Signature______________________________________ Date___________________________

 

Principal’s Response

• Registrant is required to provide additional information as follows: ________________________________________________________________________
• Registrant must follow check-in and check-out requirements as follows: ________________________________________________________________________
• Registrant must be directly supervised while on school grounds by the following individual(s) designated by the Principal: ______________________________________
• Registrant is restricted to the following designated location(s) on school grounds: ________________________________________________________________________
• Registrant may only be on school grounds during the following time period: ________________________________________________________________________
• Request by registrant to be on school grounds is denied.

 

Principal’s Signature_____________________________________ Date___________________

 

The completed form must be kept on file at school. A copy of this completed form shall be provided to the registrant.

 

The board promotes healthy students by supporting wellness, good nutrition and regular physical activity as a part of the total learning environment.  The school district supports a healthy environment where students learn and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices.  By facilitating learning through the support and promotion of good nutrition and physical activity, schools contribute to the basic health status of students.  Improved health optimizes student performance potential.

The school district provides a comprehensive learning environment for developing and practicing lifelong wellness behaviors.  The entire school environment, not just the classroom, shall be aligned with healthy school district goals to positively influence a student’s understanding, beliefs and habits as they relate to good nutrition and regular physical activity.

The school district supports and promotes proper dietary habits contributing to students’ health status and academic performance.  All foods available on school grounds and at school-sponsored activities during the instructional day should meet or exceed the school district nutrition standards.  Foods should be served with consideration toward nutritional integrity, variety, appeal, taste, safety and packaging to ensure high-quality meals. 

The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals.  Toward this end, the school district may utilize electronic identification and payment systems; promote the availability of meals to all students; and/or use nontraditional methods for serving meals, such as “grab-and-go” or classroom breakfast.

The school district will develop a local wellness policy and gather input from representatives of the board, parents, leaders in food/exercise authority and employees.  The school district will develop a plan to implement and measure the local wellness policy and monitor the effectiveness of the policy.  The principal will monitor implementation and evaluate the implementation of the policy.  The principal will report annually to the board regarding the effectiveness of this policy.

 

Specific Wellness Goals

I.  Nutrition Education and Promotion

The school district will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition promotion that:

• Is offered at each grade level designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health;
• Is part of not only health education classes, but also classroom instruction;
• Promotes fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, low-fat and fat-free dairy products, healthy food preparation methods and health-enhancing nutrition practices;
• Emphasizes caloric balance between food intake and physical activity; and
• Includes training for teachers and other staff.

 

II.  Physical Activity

A.  Daily Physical Education

The school district will provide physical education that:

• Is offered at least 50 minutes per week;
• Is for all students in grades K-6 for the entire school year;
• Is taught by a certified physical education teacher;
• Engages students in moderate to vigorous activity during at least 50 percent of physical education class time.

 

B.  Daily Recess

Elementary schools will provide recess for students that:

• Is at least 20 minutes a day;
• Is preferably outdoors.

III.  Communication with Parents

The school district will support parents’ efforts to provide a healthy diet and daily physical activity for their children.  The school district will:

• Encourage parents to pack healthy lunches and snacks and to refrain from including beverages and foods that do not meet the established nutrition standards for individual foods and beverages;
• Provide parents a list of foods that meet the school district’s snack standards and ideas for healthy celebrations/parties, rewards and fundraising activities;
• Provide information about physical education and other school-based physical activity opportunities before, during and after the school day;
• Support parents’ efforts to provide their children with opportunities to be physically active outside of school.

IV.  Food Marketing in Schools

School-based marketing will be consistent with nutrition education and health promotion.  The school district will:

• Promote healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products; and
• Market activities that promote healthful behaviors and may include: vending machine covers promoting water; pricing structures that promote healthy options in a la carte lines or vending machines; sales of fruit for fundraisers; and coupons for discount gym memberships.

 

V.  Nutrition Guidelines for All Foods Available on Campus

A.  School Meals

Meals served through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs will:

• Be appealing and attractive to children;
• Be served in clean and pleasant settings;
• Meet, at a minimum, nutrition requirements established by local, state and federal law;
• Offer a variety of fruits and vegetables;
• Serve low-fat (1%) and fat-free milk and nutritionally equivalent  non-dairy alternatives (as defined by the USDA); and,
• Ensure that some of the served grains are whole grain.
• Engage students and parents, through taste-tests of new entrees and surveys, in selecting foods offered through the meal programs in order to identify new, healthful and appealing food choices.

 

B. Breakfast

To ensure that all children have breakfast, either at home or at school, in order to meet their nutritional needs and enhance their ability to learn, schools will:

• Operate the breakfast program;
• Arrange bus schedules and utilize methods to serve breakfasts that encourage participation; and,
• Notify parents and students of the availability of the School Breakfast Program.

 

C.  Free and Reduced-Price Meals

The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals.  Toward this end, the school district may:

• Utilize electronic identification and payment systems;
• Promote the availability of meals to all students.

 

D.  Meal Times and Scheduling

The school district:

• Will provide students with at least 10 minutes to eat after sitting down for breakfast and 20 minutes after sitting down for lunch;
• Will schedule meal periods at appropriate times, e.g. lunch should be scheduled between 11:00 a.m. and 1 p.m.; should not schedule tutoring, club or organizational meetings or activities during mealtimes, unless students may eat during such activities;
• Will provide students access to hand washing or hand sanitizing before they eat meals or snacks; and,
• Will take reasonable steps to accommodate the tooth-brushing regimens of students with special oral health needs (e.g. orthodontia or high tooth decay risk).

 

E.  Sharing of Foods

The school district discourages students from sharing their foods or beverages with one another during meal or snack times, given concerns about allergies and other restrictions on some children’s diets.

 

F.  Foods Sold Outside the Meal (e.g. vending, a la carte, sales)

       1)  Beverages

• Allowed: water or seltzer water without added caloric sweeteners; fruit and vegetable juices and fruit-based drinks that contain at least 50 percent fruit juice and that do not contain additional caloric sweeteners; unflavored or flavored low-fat or fat-free milk and nutritionally equivalent nondairy beverages (as defined by the USDA).
• Discouraged: soft drinks containing caloric sweeteners; sports drinks; iced teas; fruit-based drinks that contain less than 50 percent real fruit juice or that contain additional caloric sweeteners; beverages containing caffeine, excluding low-fat or fat-free chocolate milk (which contain minimal amounts of caffeine).

2)   Foods

A food item sold individually:

• Will have no more than 40 percent of its calories from fat (excluding nuts, seeds, peanut butter and other nut butters) and 10 percent of its calories from saturated and trans fat combined;
• Will include a choice of fruits and/or non-fried vegetables for sale at any location on the school site where foods are sold.

Examples:  Food items could include, but are not limited to, fresh fruits and vegetables; 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice; fruit-based drinks that are at least 50 percent fruit juice and that do not contain additional caloric sweeteners; cooked, dried or canned fruits (canned in fruit juice or light syrup); and cooked, dried or canned vegetables (that meet the above fat and sodium guidelines).

        3)  Fundraising Activities

        To support children’s health and school nutrition-education efforts, school fundraising activities will

        discourage food sales that would not meet nutrition guidelines outlined above.  The school district

        encourages fundraising activities that promote physical activity.

        4)   Foods Brought From Home/Classroom Snacks/Parties

        Snacks served in the classroom must be fresh fruit/vegetables or PREPACKAGED items.            

        (Prepackaged:  Items that are prepared in a licensed facility; for example, bakery or store bought.) 

        No home prepared food products.  Serving potentially hazardous foods brought from home can place

        our students at risk for food borne illness.

        5)  Rewards

        The school district will not use foods or beverages; especially those that do not meet the nutrition  standards for foods and beverages sold individually, as rewards for academic performance or good behavior, and will not withhold food or beverages (including food served though meals) as a punishment. 

        6)  Celebrations       

       The school district will disseminate a list of healthy party ideas to parents and teachers.

 

PLAN FOR MEASURING IMPLEMENTATION

The board will monitor and evaluate this policy.

I.  Monitoring

The superintendent will ensure compliance with established school district-wide nutrition and physical activity wellness policies.

In the school district:

• The principal will ensure compliance with those policies in the school and will report on the school’s compliance to the superintendent; and,
• Food service staff will ensure compliance with nutrition policies within food service areas and will report on this matter to the superintendent or principal.
• The superintendent will develop a summary report every three years on school district-wide compliance with the school district’s established nutrition and physical activity wellness policies, based on input from schools within the school district.

 

II.  Policy Review

To help with the initial development of the school district’s wellness policies, the school will conduct a baseline assessment of the school’s existing nutrition and physical activity environments and practices.  The results of those school-by-school assessments will be compiled at the school district level to identify and prioritize needs.

Assessments will be repeated every five years to help review policy compliance, assess progress and determine areas in need of improvement.  As part of that review, the school district will review the nutrition and physical activity policies and practices and the provision of an environment that supports healthy eating and physical activity.  The school district will revise the wellness policies and develop work plans to facilitate their implementation.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.  (2005)
                                       Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.,

Cross Reference:  504.6   Student Activity Program
                                      710      School Food Services

Approved:  7-17-06, 2-12-07, 10-10-11, 2 -8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed:  2-12-07, 9-19-11, 10-10-11, 2 -8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:  9-19-11