Health Office

Keep student at home if:

• Fever in last 24 hours
• Vomiting in the last 24 hours
• Diarrhea in the last 24 hours
• Signs of illness that interfere with learning, sleep, activity, or play
• Cold symptoms such as frequent coughing and/or nasal discharge that do not respond to cold medication. 

Send student to school if:

• Fever free for 24 hours without fever medication
• No vomiting in the last 24 hours
• No diarrhea in the last 24 hours
• Minor cold symptoms*
• Asthma responsive to medication
• With Medical Doctor clearance following hospitalization, orthopedic injury, or communicable disease.

* Minor cold symptoms may also be COVID-related symptoms, it is recommended that students with COVID-related symptoms isolate/ quarantine at home unless they have a had a recent negative COVID test. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our School Health Clerk or School Nurse for assistance.

Student’s requiring medication at school must have the required OUSD forms completed for the medication and on file with the Health Clerk.

The form must be completed and signed by a California Licensed Physician.  Parent signature is required on the back page.

This form is needed for ALL medication, prescription, non-prescription, creams, lotions, and cough drops.

Provisions will be made for students who take medication at school to stay on their medication regimen while on a field trip.

Medication Permission Form

Authorization to Carry Medication on Self

Food Allergy Information Form

There are certain medical conditions that students may have that require specific medications, care procedures, or protocols in place to ensure they are safe while at school.  If you feel your student has one of these medical conditions, please contact our Health Clerk by phone (760-966-4721) oto discuss your child's medical conditions and ensure the proper paperwork is completed, and our site team will work together with your student's medical team to ensure they are properly cared for while attending school or participating in school activities. 

Head Lice information

Pink Eye information

If your child has a food allergy , please have your Physician complete the OUSD forms for food allergies. Please provide the health office with any medication your Physician requires the student to have at school.

Please contact our Health Clerk to have the form emailed over or printed and made available for pick-up from the school. 

If your child has an insect allergy, please have your Physician complete and sign OUSD forms for insect allergies.   Please provide the health office with any medication your Physician requires the student to have at school.

Please contact our Health Clerk to have the form emailed over or printed and made available for pick-up from the school. 

If your child has a strain, sprain or fracture and will require any orthopedic device to be used at school, please see the OUSD Orthopedic Protocol below: 

• In accordance with Board Policy 5142 all ace bandages, braces, splints, casts, and crutches must have a note from a medical provider to return to school.  Students with casts and crutches will not be allowed to actively participate in PE activities because of potential danger to the student and others.  Doctor’s note MUST state:

  1. Date student may return to school

  2. With: brace, crutches, cast, splint, or ace bandage

  3. PE restrictions

  4. Extra Time at passing period.

Students will NOT be allowed to return to school until the Health Office has received this note.           

Medical excuses from a doctor will modify activities, or excuse a student from any participation. It is the student’s responsibility to report to their teacher at the beginning of the period for the day’s assignment. No student is allowed to leave the area unless instructed to do so. Students on Long-term medicals (four weeks or more) may be reassigned to a different class through the counseling office.

• PE modification/Medical excuse form for students to take to doctor’s offices when they are injured or going to be out of PE for 3 weeks or more.

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• P.E. Modification note from home  must have your full name, date (s) of excuse, reason for excuse,  parent’s phone #, and parent or legal guardian signature. Parent’s notes modify the daily activity for the student. Any excuse longer than three consecutive days must be taken to the nurse's office. The nurse will call home and verify the illness, and then direct the student and PE Teacher if the student is excused from PE and for how long.

If your student has medication here at school, please make arrangements to pick up his/her medication before the last day of school.  All medications left after school is out will be DISPOSED.  If you have any questions please call the Health Office.