Health Room

Your health room is staffed by Frederick County Health Department employees, including a Registered Nurse (RN) and a health room Technician (HRT). The RN is assigned to more than one school, so your child will most likely be seen by the HRT who is assigned to the school. They work in cooperation with the FCPS Health Services Specialist.  

Our goal is to keep students in school. We return students to class following evaluation, if possible. 

The health room hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the phone number is 240-566-0612. Please call us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Your child should stay home from school if he/she has one or more of the following symptoms:

• Temperature of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit
• Vomiting and/or diarrhea
• Rash or skin infection not diagnosed by a health care provider
• Symptoms of COVID-19 (contact your health care provider or the school health room with questions).

Please keep your child home from school for 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting, fever, and/or diarrhea. If these symptoms persist for more than 24 hours, you should contact your child’s health care provider.

Please contact the health room for questions about current guidelines regarding COVID-19.

The health room staff will evaluate all injuries and symptoms of illnesses. First aid will be provided as necessary and parents/guardians will be notified as appropriate. Documentation of the health room visit will be sent home with the student.

Please keep your child home from school for 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting, fever, and/or diarrhea. If these symptoms persist for more than 24 hours, you should contact your child’s health care provider.

In some cases, medication is needed at school. For any medication to be administered at school—prescription or non-prescription (over-the-counter), you must submit a Medication Authorization Form that was completed and signed by you and your child’s health care provider. These forms are available from the health room Staff and the FCPS website. This form must be given directly to the health room staff by the parent/guardian.

Requirements for Medication in School

According to FCPS Regulation 400-23:

• The medication must be in the original container and/or properly labeled prescription bottle.
• The medication label must match the physician’s order form and be current.
• NO MEDICATION WILL BE GIVEN IN SCHOOL WITHOUT THE COMPLETED MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION FORM AND PROPER LABELING.
• A parent or guardian must transport any medications to and from school; medications may not be carried by students. (Students may only carry an inhaler or epinephrine auto-injector that is preapproved by the student’s health care provider, the parent/guardian, and the RN.)
• Students may not self-administer medications, whether prescription or over-the-counter.
• Antibiotic administration is discouraged as physicians can accommodate proper dosing times around the school day.
• The first full day’s dosage of ANY new medication must be given at home.
• Parents/guardians will be notified at the end of the school year about handling any unused medications in the health room.