The new Florida Parental Bill of Rights states the following:
“At the beginning of the school year, each school district shall notify parents of each health care service offered at their student’s school and the option to withhold consent or decline any specific service. Parental consent to a health care service does not waive the parent’s right to access his or her student’s educational or health records or to be notified about a change in his or her student’s services or monitoring as provided by this paragraph.”
As we do not have a Clinic or Nurse, the services that we can provide are very minimal. Our staff may provide band-aids, ice packs or other basic needs to students who may experience minor injuries while at school. We may dispense medication if parents provide the proper paperwork prior to the medication being given. Parents have the right to opt their child out of receiving any of this basic care. If you opt-out of this, you will be contacted whenever a child would need basic care and would be required to come in and provide band-aids, ice packs or other basic items.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding this new procedure.