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At Tuttle Public Schools, the health and well-being of our students is a top priority. Our dedicated school nurse is here to support students’ health in order for them to thrive in the classroom and beyond. From managing daily medications and first aid to promoting healthy habits and handling health emergencies, our nurse is a trusted resource for students, parents, and staff.

Please explore this page for important health forms, guidelines, and information to keep your child healthy and ready to learn!

District Nurse

Timber Jackson, APRN

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To ensure the safety of students and follow Oklahoma school laws, Tuttle Public School follows these policies district-wide regarding medicine at school.

 

*Medication should be taken at home prior to the school day or immediately after school whenever possible. 

 

When dosing at home is absolutely not possible, medicine can be given at school if these guidelines are followed:

  • Medication is delivered in original container by an adult to the front office (no ziploc baggies)
  • Medication authorization form is filled out and signed
  • Prescription meds must be labeled with a current Rx including student’s name, date, prescriber’s name, strength, and dosing instructions.
  • The school must legally follow only the prescriber’s dosing instructions
  • Parents must supply any over-the-counter (OTC) medications to be given at school with a signed medication authorization form 
  • OTC medications will only be dispensed at school according to the medication’s indications and dosing instructions on the package label. Exceptions can be made with a health care provider’s note. 
  • Expired medication will not be dispensed at school
  • Any medication not picked up at the end of the school year will be disposed of before summer break.
  • A new Medication Authorization form must be signed for each school year
  • It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to know how much medication is at school and when a refill is necessary


If these guidelines can not be followed for whatever reason, parents may come to the office at any time to dispense medication to their student. 


For emergency rescue medications that need to be carried by the student throughout the school day or stored in a backpack or locker, please fill out the Self-carry Med Authorization form and turn it in to the front office with a copy of the current prescription label. Only albuterol asthma inhalers, epinephrine for allergic anaphylaxis, or glucagon for type 1 diabetes meet the qualification to be an emergency rescue medication. No other medications are permitted to be carried or stored by students on school property.

 

Medication Dispensing Form

Self-Carry Epi-Pen or Inhaler

Guide to Immunizations

Exemption Request

Understanding Type 1 Diabetes

Meningococcal Disease Fact Sheet

Tuttle Public Schools recognizes asthma is a chronic, life threatening condition. Over 7 million children in the United State have asthma. It is the third leading cause of hospitalization of children and is responsible for 10.5 million missed school days every year. We are writing to inform you about a new school health program that will make schools safer for students. In 2019 Oklahoma passed a new law (SB 381) that allows your child’s school to maintain and administer an albuterol inhaler to treat students who experience sudden, life-threatening respiratory distress while at school. Albuterol is an inhaled medication that quickly opens the tubes that move air into and out of the lungs making it easier to breathe.  This medication is safe and effective.  Because an asthma attack can happen at any time, having quick access to albuterol is important to make schools safe for children with asthma.

Several personnel including the district nurse, a certified nurse practitioner,  from your child’s school have been trained to quickly and safely respond to respiratory emergencies. While school staff will make every effort to contact parents before giving albuterol, the law allows them to administer albuterol in an emergency without prior parental contact.

If your child has asthma, we urge you to notify your child’s school and provide them with an asthma action plan from your child’s doctor.  Because the stock albuterol inhaler is not intended to replace a child’s personal inhaler, we also encourage you to send a personal albuterol inhaler for use at school if your child has asthma.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school’s health office. 

CDC Lice Information

No Panic Guide to Lice Treatment

Healthy Children Info

***Treatment to eliminate the bugs and nits must take place before your child can return to school!***

* School Policy is that proof (doctor or lice clinic note) of treatment is required to return to school. It is acceptable for the school nurse to check the student for proof of treatment to return if treated at home and all nits have been removed.

  • To ensure the safety of students and follow Oklahoma school laws, Tuttle Public School follows these policies district-wide regarding medicine at school.

     

    *Medication should be taken at home prior to the school day or immediately after school whenever possible. 

     

    When dosing at home is absolutely not possible, medicine can be given at school if these guidelines are followed:

    • Medication is delivered in original container by an adult to the front office (no ziploc baggies)
    • Medication authorization form is filled out and signed
    • Prescription meds must be labeled with a current Rx including student’s name, date, prescriber’s name, strength, and dosing instructions.
    • The school must legally follow only the prescriber’s dosing instructions
    • Parents must supply any over-the-counter (OTC) medications to be given at school with a signed medication authorization form 
    • OTC medications will only be dispensed at school according to the medication’s indications and dosing instructions on the package label. Exceptions can be made with a health care provider’s note. 
    • Expired medication will not be dispensed at school
    • Any medication not picked up at the end of the school year will be disposed of before summer break.
    • A new Medication Authorization form must be signed for each school year
    • It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to know how much medication is at school and when a refill is necessary


    If these guidelines can not be followed for whatever reason, parents may come to the office at any time to dispense medication to their student. 


    For emergency rescue medications that need to be carried by the student throughout the school day or stored in a backpack or locker, please fill out the Self-carry Med Authorization form and turn it in to the front office with a copy of the current prescription label. Only albuterol asthma inhalers, epinephrine for allergic anaphylaxis, or glucagon for type 1 diabetes meet the qualification to be an emergency rescue medication. No other medications are permitted to be carried or stored by students on school property.

     

    Medication Dispensing Form

    Self-Carry Epi-Pen or Inhaler

  • Guide to Immunizations

    Exemption Request

  • Understanding Type 1 Diabetes

  • Meningococcal Disease Fact Sheet

  • Tuttle Public Schools recognizes asthma is a chronic, life threatening condition. Over 7 million children in the United State have asthma. It is the third leading cause of hospitalization of children and is responsible for 10.5 million missed school days every year. We are writing to inform you about a new school health program that will make schools safer for students. In 2019 Oklahoma passed a new law (SB 381) that allows your child’s school to maintain and administer an albuterol inhaler to treat students who experience sudden, life-threatening respiratory distress while at school. Albuterol is an inhaled medication that quickly opens the tubes that move air into and out of the lungs making it easier to breathe.  This medication is safe and effective.  Because an asthma attack can happen at any time, having quick access to albuterol is important to make schools safe for children with asthma.

    Several personnel including the district nurse, a certified nurse practitioner,  from your child’s school have been trained to quickly and safely respond to respiratory emergencies. While school staff will make every effort to contact parents before giving albuterol, the law allows them to administer albuterol in an emergency without prior parental contact.

    If your child has asthma, we urge you to notify your child’s school and provide them with an asthma action plan from your child’s doctor.  Because the stock albuterol inhaler is not intended to replace a child’s personal inhaler, we also encourage you to send a personal albuterol inhaler for use at school if your child has asthma.

     

    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school’s health office. 

  • CDC Lice Information

    No Panic Guide to Lice Treatment

    Healthy Children Info

    ***Treatment to eliminate the bugs and nits must take place before your child can return to school!***

    * School Policy is that proof (doctor or lice clinic note) of treatment is required to return to school. It is acceptable for the school nurse to check the student for proof of treatment to return if treated at home and all nits have been removed.