MISSION STATEMENT: “The mission of Cobb County School Health Services is to strengthen and facilitate the educational process through improvement and protection of the health status of all students. School nurses work as a team with school administrators, teachers, counselors, school social workers, families and community to identify and assist each student to reach their maximum state of well-being.”
Welcome Junior Raiders
Dickerson Middle School – Clinic Hours 9:00am – 4:15pm; Lunch 1:30-2:00 pm
Phone: 770-578-2710 x5 Email: Vanessa.Moulthrop@cobbk12.org
“Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation.” ~ C. Everett Koop
PLEASE NOTE: PER CCSD POLICY, ALL MEDICATION THAT IS KEPT IN THE CLINIC MUST BE DROPPED OFF DIRECTLY BY PARENT/GAURDIAN WITH THE SCHOOL NURSE AT THE SCHOOL. PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WITH YOUR CHILD, AS NURSE VANESSA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT IT FROM THEM. PLEASE CONTACT NURSE VANESSA TO SCHEDULE A TIME TO BRING IN YOUR CHILD’S MEDICATION: VANESSA.MOULTHROP@COBBK12.ORG.
NOTE FROM NURSE VANESSA:
I know this is a lot of information, but please read through it carefully. I like to provide parents with all the pertinent information upfront, before you come, so there aren’t any surprises and wasted trips back-and-forth to the clinic. Thank you!
DROPPING OFF MEDICATION AT SCHOOL
When dropping off medication for your child at school, please make sure the following requirements are met:
- PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR STUDENT IN WITH MEDICATION – All medications should be dropped off directly to the school nurse by the parent/guardian – the front office staff is not allowed to accept medication, and the nurse cannot accept medication directly from a student.
- All medications should be in their original container (i.e. no loose pills in a Ziplock baggie)
- The Authorization to Give Medication form (form JGCD-2) must be signed by the parent/guardian AND the provider for ALL Rx medication. (Over-the-Counter medications do not require a provider’s signature)
- The Rx label instructions should be consistent with the instructions written by the provider on the JGCD-2 form.
- All Rx medication must have the following clearly and legibly printed on the label:
- First and Last Name of Student
- Name of Medication
- Dose
- Pill Description -- the pill description on the label should match the pills inside the bottle
- Time(s) to Administer. [NOTE: please make sure that the time(s) you want your child to receive their medication at school is consistent with the Rx label and the administration instructions provided on the JGCD-2 form].
- Please check the expiration date, as the school nurse cannot accept expired medication
- Please bring in no more than a 30-day supply of daily medication
We know this is a lot of information, but Nurse Vanessa likes to provide parents with all of it upfront, so there are no surprises and wasted trips back-and-forth to the clinic. Please email Nurse Vanessa at vanessa.moulthrop@cobbk12.org to schedule a time to drop off the medication. The best times to come to the clinic tend to be between 9:15 –11:30am and after 2:30pm. Nurse Vanessa typically likes to schedule parent drop-offs during those time frames. Thank you, and please reach out to Nurse Vanessa with any questions.
