Health at Great River School

 
 

Katie Engelking, Student Health Coordinator
Email: health@greatriverschool.org
Office:100B
Office Hours: 8:30am - 3:50pm

Health Forms for GRS

Medication Release Form

  • Medications on the Field Trip, Prescription or Over-the-Counter (parent provided)

  • Medications to be administered at school (Rx or OTC); School does not stock OTC meds. If your child needs to take a pain killer or allergy med, you must bring a supply to the office along with this form (signed by a doctor).

Nonprescription Release Form

  • School will provide limited OTC medications on overnight field trips. We must have this form on file in order to administer any medications to your student on these trips.


Immunization Form

  • Turn your form into the health office


Immunization Exemption Form

  • Minnesota law requires children enrolled in child care, early childhood education, or school to be immunized against certain diseases, unless the child is medically or non-medically exempt.

Common School Health Issues and information

Common Cold / Respiratory Infections
Can my child come to school? Not until fever is gone (without the aid of fever reducing medication) and the child is well enough to participate in routine activities.
https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/precautions-when-sick.html

Flu (Influenza A or B)
Can my child come to school? Not until 24 hours after fever is gone (without the use of a fever reducing medicine) and the child is well enough to participate in routine activities.
MN Dept of Health Flu information

Head Lice
Can my child come to school? Yes, but treatment is recommended before returning to school.
MN Dept of Health Lice Information sheet
Head Lice Fact Sheet (PDF)

Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)
Can my child come to school? Yes, but treatment is recommended before returning to school.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rkSoGPfEzj9yttcJhk_HKDww-F4RFtJN/view?usp=sharing

RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
Can my child come to school? When the fever is gone (without the aid of fever reducing medication) and the child is well enough to participate in routine activities.
https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/rsv/index.html

Strep Throat
Can my child come to school? Until 12 hours after antibiotic treatment begins and the child is without fever. Children without symptoms, regardless of a positive throat culture, do not need to be excluded from childcare or school. Persons who have strep bacteria in their throats and do not have any symptoms (carriers) appear to be at little risk of spreading infection.
Strep Throat Information Sheet
Children’s Hospital MN Education Material

Covid-19 Information
Can My Child come to school? Your Child can go back to normal activities when:
1. for at least 24 hours, both are true:

Your symptoms are getting better overall, and

You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

When you go back to your normal activities, take added precaution over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors. This is especially important to protect people with factors that increase their risk of severe illness from respiratory viruses.

  • Keep in mind that you may still be able to spread the virus that made you sick, even if you are feeling better. You are likely to be less contagious at this time, depending on factors like how long you were sick or how sick you were.

  • If you develop a fever or you start to feel worse after you have gone back to normal activities, stay home and away from others again until, for at least 24 hours, both are true: your symptoms are improving overall, and you have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication). Then take added precaution for the next 5 days.