The Kailua Elementary Health Aide, Mrs. Mena is available to assist your child in case of illness or injury in school.  If your child is injured or becomes ill at school, she will provide emergency first aid and will notify you by phone.   When called, please make every effort to pick up your child promptly in the health room located in the front office.

The Kailua Elementary abides by the Hawaii DOE Wellness Policy and can be viewed by clicking here.

 

ADMINISTERING OF MEDICATION BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL

Medication may be administered in school only after the proper forms have been completed by the parent, physician, and the school nurse (Form 36).  No medication is given to students without the properly completed forms.  School personnel shall not be responsible for reminding children to take their medication.

 

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE REFERENCE

The Public Health Regulations Chapter V, recommends for the control of communicable diseases that children with skin diseases, scabies, chickenpox, pink eye, conjunctivitis, influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, scarlet fever, strep throat and other strep infection or active tuberculosis be excluded from school.  A doctor's certificate will be required that the illness is/was under treatment.

 

DISEASE EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOL

Children with fever, headaches, sore throat, cough or "cold", noticeable rash, diarrhea or vomiting, or other obvious signs of illness should be excluded from school immediately to obtain medical care and diagnosed by a physician who will determine what measures to take and whether the illness is reportable to the Health Department.  (IF YOUR CHILD HAS ANY OF THE ABOVE, PLEASE DO NOT SEND HIM/HER TO SCHOOL.)