The Upper School and Lower School each have a dedicated nurse. Her job is to examine an injured or ill child, treat minor injuries and refer the child for medical care if necessary. She also maintains student health records as required by state law.
It is extremely important that families list emergency numbers on your emergency card and update them whenever a number changes. Be sure to let your backup contacts know they are on the emergency list and know how to get to the school.
Lower School Nurse Natalie Moran Upper School Nurse Kristie McManus
It is extremely important that families list emergency numbers on your emergency card and update them whenever a number changes. Be sure to let your backup contacts know they are on the emergency list and know how to get to the school.
Lower School Nurse Natalie Moran Upper School Nurse Kristie McManus
Medication
If your child needs to take medication during the school day or has a serious allergy, please contact the school nurse. Please keep the nurse informed of any changes in your child's health status and of prescription medication intended for long-term use. Medication is administered only by the school nurse and is stored in a locked cabinet. For their own safety, students should neither transport medication to and from school nor keep medicine, except an inhaler, in their possession during the school day. Medication must be supplied to the school nurse in its appropriate dosage and in the original pharmacy container. A written order from the student's licensed health care provider and a consent form signed by the student's parent or guardian must be submitted to the school. This applies to daily medications, inhalers, Epi-Pens, and medications administered. |
Allergies
Due to an increasing number of students in our school with food allergies, the Kilmer School asks for all families to avoid nut products in school . Students and families who bring any food to school should make every effort to avoid bringing nut products or products processed in factories that produce nut products to school. Foods processed in factories that produce nut products may contain trace amounts of nuts. If you send in products containing nuts please label the outside of the lunch bag "contains nut products". For severely allergic children, even touching a trace amount of nuts can cause serious harm. For this reason, families should comply with the policy even if no one in their child's class has a nut allergy, because the classes use many of the same spaces throughout the day. Most products carry labels disclosing whether they contain nuts or have been processed in factories that produce nut products. Complying with the nut-free policy can save a child's life. |
Illness & Injury
Generally, children who are well enough to come to school should be able to participate in all activities, including outdoor recess. Notify the school when your child will be absent due to illness or injury.
Please keep your child home if he/she has:
Remember to contact the school and send in a note for absences.
Injury: Any student who has sustained an injury (stitches, sprain, fracture, etc.) that was treated by a physician and who will have restricted activity for a limited period of time must bring a note from the physician stating the nature of the restrictions and when the student may resume participation in physical education class. The student will not be allowed to return to physical education until this note is received.
Generally, children who are well enough to come to school should be able to participate in all activities, including outdoor recess. Notify the school when your child will be absent due to illness or injury.
Please keep your child home if he/she has:
- A fever of 100.4 or higher in the last 24 hours. Per the Boston Public Health Commission, your student needs to be fever free without the use of fever reducing medication such as Tylenol or Motrin for 24 hours before their return to school.
- Severe nausea or is vomiting.
- Symptoms that could prevent him or her from participating in school activities, such as fatigue, lack of appetite, body aches, productive cough (one that is breaking up and bringing out congestion), or headache.
- A contagious condition such as strep throat, bacterial conjunctivitis, etc. which has been treated with antibiotics for less than 24 hours
Remember to contact the school and send in a note for absences.
Injury: Any student who has sustained an injury (stitches, sprain, fracture, etc.) that was treated by a physician and who will have restricted activity for a limited period of time must bring a note from the physician stating the nature of the restrictions and when the student may resume participation in physical education class. The student will not be allowed to return to physical education until this note is received.