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RETURNING TO SCHOOL SAFELY (see slideshow link below, copy and paste into your web browser)
 
**SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE COVID-19 (CORONOVIUS) OR FOLLOW LINK:
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihs-6fk4duA&feature=youtu.be

This YouTube link is a great way to explain social distancing to your child(ren).

 
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Welcome to A.M. Chaffee School Nurse Website 
 
Nurse and Kids
Oxford Public Schools 
Sick Day Policy
 
Please do not send your child to school with the following symptoms of illness:
  • Fever  is a temperature of 100.0 degrees F or higher and when most students are contagious. To return to school a student must be fever free for 24 hours without needing medication such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin) to reduce the fever.
  • Vomiting is the forceful expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth. To return to school a student must not have vomited for  24 hours.
  • Diarrhea is a sudden onset of three or more loose stools in a day. To return to school a student must be free of diarrhea for 24 hours.
Please know that a student will be sent home if he or she presents to the nurse with any or all of the above symptoms.
 
School Absences
If your child is going to be absent from school for any reason, please call to let us know. The number to call is 508-987-6066. If it is before or after school hours, please leave a message on the school voicemail. For any extended illnesses please be prepared to provide a doctor's note
 
Medications in School
 
All prescription (Rx) medication that must be given in school requires a physician or nurse practitioner order. The student's physician or nurse practitioner can use his or her own order form or the form that appears below called "medication order form". All medication administration (over-the-counter-OTC or Rx) requires parental/guardian consent. Please find a consent form below called "OTC or Rx consent form".  For the safety and welfare of all students all medication (OTC or Rx) should be brought in by a parent or guardian, labeled with the student's name in the original, unopened packaging. 
 
Contacting Your School Nurse
Jessica Prophet RN, BSN
phone number 508-987-6057 Option 2
fax number 508-987-5828