Mary E. Griswold Elementary School

Welcome to Griswold School's Health Room

Mrs. Judy McCormack RN, School Nurse

Mrs. Rosemary Vasil, Health Room Aide

860 828-6336 Ext 1165

Health Room Forms

Click on the link to download each form in PDF format.

State of CT Health Assessment Form

Medication Authorization Form

Policies regarding health issues and the use of the Health Room

1.   All medications must be brought to school by the parent/guardian or responsible

ADULT and handed to the school nurse or office staff.

2.   Medications must be in a properly labeled container from a pharmacy.

3.   A medical authorization form signed by the doctor AND the parent/guardian must be on file in the health room. This is a policy mandated by the State of Connecticut and includes over-the-counter medications, such as Tylenol, as well as prescriptions. Over-the-counter medications must be in the original container.

4.   A parent/guardian may bring in and administer any medication to his/her child in the school health room at any time.

• If your child is ill and will not be attending school, please call the school by 9:15 A.M. If we do not hear from you, it is our policy to call parents/guardians to confirm absences. Calls will be made in the morning to homes, places of business, or people listed on your emergency card who may know of the parents/guardians whereabouts. This policy is in place for the safety of your child to confirm that children who left for school arrived here safely.

• When you call the school, please give a specific reason for your child’s absence. This will help me track communicable illnesses, such as Strep Throat and Chicken Pox, and notify other parents if necessary.

•  Please DO NOT send your child to school if he/she is sick. If your child was vomiting during the night, keep him/her home to make sure the illness if over. If your child has been running a fever, please make sure he/she is fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT fever-reducing medication, before allowing him/her to return to school. Remember that children cannot concentrate and learn if they are not feeling well. Sick children can also infect other students and staff in the classroom.

• Be sure to update me during the school year with any changes to your emergency card. It is important that I am able to locate a parent/guardian or designated adult in the event that a child is ill or injured at school.