A health care plan must be completed for any student who:
- Requires medication to be administration at school on a permanent or long term basis and /or
- Requires gastrostomy feeds and/or
- Is diagnosed with epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, anaphylaxis, suffers from seizures or has any other diagnosed medical condition requiring health care procedures at school.
An emergency action plan must be completed for any student that:
- Requires emergency medication
- Requires gastrostomy peg feeds and / or medication via port
- Seizures
Emergency action plans are displayed in each classroom. They have a red background. These are prepared with necessary guidelines by family doctor and signed by both parent and teacher. These plans travel with students whenever they leave the school grounds. Copies are also filed in the school office and an electronic file kept on each students file.
Medication is administered by staff with appropriate training. All staff are trained in anaphylaxis, CPR, Asthma and Emergency Care.