Health Room

Speas’ health room is for students who are too ill to remain in the regular classroom or have an injury that must be addressed. Teachers should use good judgment in determining if a child should be sent to the health room. Injured children will be treated and returned to the classroom. Teachers should always assess the nature of the student’s complaint in order to determine if they should be sent to the health room. Students too sick to return to class will be sent home. All other students will be returned to class after being evaluated. Students will not be allowed to remain in the health room reading and talking with others. The school is not able to dispense any medicine without the prior written approval of the parent and/or physician. Students with sore throats, headaches, and other minor illnesses should remain in the classroom, as there is nothing that can be done for them in the health room. Students with injuries that happen at school should have an accident report completed and filed in the office. When students are sent to the office they should bring a completed health form.