STUDENT SERVICES

ILLNESS & MEDICATION
FIRST AID ROOM
The First Aid Room at St. John’s exists to provide temporary care for students with minor injuries. It is staffed by volunteers. Parents are required to complete a Medical Emergency Form for each student to be kept on file in the office. Injury reports are filled out and filed for serious injuries.

ILLNESS
A student will not be kept nor admitted to school if the student is known to have a communicable disease or parasite that may be spread by any form of casual contact and considered a health threat to the school population. Students sent home with any of the below symptoms will be free of these symptoms for a twenty-four hour period before being readmitted to school. Re-admittance will be denied if the 24 hour symptom free time period has not been met.

• Temperature of one hundred (100) degrees F. or higher.
• Vomiting and / or diarrhea.
• Discharge of fluid or mucus from the nose, eyes, or ears that is green or yellow in appearance.
• Rashes of unknown origin. (Students may be readmitted with evidence of physician’s diagnosis and treatment required.)
• Conjunctivitis. (Students may return to school after having undergone a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of treatment.)
• Streptococcus or other infection. (Student may be readmitted with evidence of physician’s diagnosis and a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of antibiotic treatment.)
• Head Lice. School must be notified. (Treated with proper medication required. Parent must accompany student to school for the student to be rechecked by the Principal for readmission.)

In accordance with public health guidelines designed to decrease the spread of communicable diseases, should a student become ill during school; parents will be contacted to pick their child up. If the school is unable to locate the parents, the emergency contact will be called to pick up the student.

ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
Medication may be dispensed at school only under the following conditions:

• A Parental Request Form for Administering Medicine at school has been properly completed and returned to the office along with the medicine. This form may be obtained in the office.
• All medication must be in its original container with dosage information and directions.
• Medication must be delivered to the school office by the parent or guardian.
• A written Doctor’s order must accompany the prescribed medication and will remain on file in the office stating the name of the drug, the time to be given, and the dosage.
• All medication will be kept in a locked area of the office.
• Students are not to have prescription or non-prescription medication in their possession during school hours on school / parish premises or at school sponsored events and field trips away from school.
• In order to administer non-prescription medication, a signed clinic card must be on file. The parent will be called before the medicine is given.

Only the Principal has the authority to make exceptions to this policy.

BEFORE / AFTER SCHOOL CARE
St. John’s School offers a before (6:30-7:30) and after (3:05-6:00) school care program as a service to parents. After school, usually around 4:00-4:15 p.m., a snack is offered. Homework time is given for older children. Recreational activities are planned and supervised. Parents are required to sign out students when picking them up from aftercare. Photo identification is required for the adult. Any other designated individuals picking up a student must be clearly indicated on the information sheet submitted to the office and maintained in the aftercare area. Bills are sent home electronically on the first day of the new month and payment is expected by the tenth of that month. Electronic drafting is an option for payment. Failure to pay fees may result in the loss of after care use. Students who exhibit an uncooperative or disruptive behavior may also be denied after care services. A $5.00 late fee will be automatically added to all bills not paid in the given amount of time. Please pick up your child by 6:00 p.m. Any student not picked up by 6:00 p.m. will accrue a charge of $1.00 per minute per family. Students dropped off before 7:30 a.m. or picked up after 3:20 p.m. will be placed in the day care and parents billed accordingly.

Before and After School Care hours are as follows:
    Before School 6:30 - 7:30;
    After School 3:00 - 6:00
Rates are as follows:
    Daily Before and After School $3.00 hour per child.

LUNCHES
We offer a hot lunch program for $3.00 per meal. Lunches may also be “brown bagged”. Parents may also join their children for lunch. If a parent wishes to purchase a school lunch, please send a note with your child’s teacher that day or call the school office by 8:30 am. Fast food is not allowed for students or parents/guests. The school offers milk and juice for fifty cents per carton. Please do not send carbonated drinks for students at lunch. Each class is responsible for its own clean-up. The school offers a free milk program to qualifying families.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Student Government
Drama Club
National Junior Honor Society
Band
Athletics
Yearbook Staff
Book of the Month Club
Newspaper Staff
Safety Patrol
Math Team

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
Children’s Choir
Altar Servers
Football/Cheer
Scouts

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Science Fair (Grade 7)
Geography Bee
Panoply
Religion Scholars’ Bowl
Duke University Talent Identification Program (T.I.P.)