IMMUNIZATION COMPLIANCE
ENGR. S. B. NO. 658
The State Department of Education shall provide and ensure that each school district in this state provides, on the school district website and in any notice or publication provided to parents regarding immunization requests, the following information regarding immunization requirements for school attendance: "For school enrollment, a parent or guardian must provide one of the following:
1. Current, up-to-date immunization records; or
2. A completed and signed exemption form.
The State Department of Health advises following the recommended immunization schedule. State law allows for exemptions to the immunization schedule. For more information about the immunization schedule exemptions or to obtain an exemption form, please visit www.ok.gov/health or call (405) 271-4073."
Most medication can be given at home, however there are circumstances where a child may need medication during the school day. Any student that needs to take prescription medication at school, must have a doctor’s order and a parent’s signature to receive the medication at school. Medication will NOT be given without the appropriate paperwork provided. Please review the "Medication at School Requirements" listed on the "Prescription Medication Request and Release Form", linked above.
Any student that needs to take an over-the-counter medication at school, must have permission from the parent/guardian in writing and the parent/guardian must provide the medication to the school. Medication will NOT be given without the appropriate paperwork provided. Please review the "Medication at School Requirements" listed on the "Over-the-Counter Medication Request and Release Form", linked above.
ASTHMA - STOCK ALBUTEROL INHALER AT SCHOOL
In 2019, Oklahoma passed a new law that allows your child’s school to maintain and administer an albuterol inhaler to treat students who experience sudden life-threatening respiratory distress while at school. Albuterol is an inhaled medication that quickly opens the tubes that move air into and out of the lungs making it easier to breathe. This medication is safe and effective. Because an asthma attack can happen at any time, having quick access to albuterol is important to make schools safe for children with asthma.
Several personnel from your child’s school have been trained to quickly and safely respond to respiratory emergencies. While school staff will make every effort to contact parents before giving albuterol, the law allows them to administer albuterol in an emergency without prior parental contact.
If your child has asthma, we urge you to notify your child’s school and provide them with an asthma action plan from your child’s doctor. Because the stock albuterol inhaler is not intended to replace a child’s personal inhaler, we also encourage you to send a personal albuterol inhaler for use at school if your child has asthma. At this time, resources only allow the stock inhalers to be at the child’s school. They are not available for extra-curricular activities or off-campus events.
If you have any questions or concerns about stock albuterol inhalers, please contact your school nurse.