Health & Nursing Services

**To request a copy of the 2023-2024 Forms, please contact your School Nurse. This page will be updated to include links to the 2024-2025 Forms in Spring of 2024.

 

Medication Permission Request Form (PDF)

Self-Monitor Self-Medicate Authorization Form (PDF) - for students who need to carry & administer their own medication

Diabetes Management Request Form - required for all diabetic students (PDF)

Non-MUSC Diabetes Order Forms - for non-MUSC patients only (PDF)

Nutritional Supplement/Tube Feed Request Form (PDF)Medication Guidelines

**To request a copy of the 2023-2024 Forms, please contact your School Nurse. This page will be updated to include links to the 2024-2025 Forms in Spring of 2024.

Respiratory Care Order Form (PDF)

Treatment Request Form (PDF)

 

School Health Room Operations:
The Health Room is operated daily under the supervision of a nurse. The school nurse is responsible for maintaining a health record on all students. The Health Room is designed to be an emergency station to care for minor illnesses or injuries that occur at school. Injuries or health concerns that occur outside of school should be treated at home or by your health care provider. The school nurse cannot diagnose or prescribe treatment. This is the responsibility of your family physician or health care provider.

There are times when a student should remain at home for his/her own welfare and for the protection of others. Please refer to the DHEC School Exclusion List for more information on when students should remain home from school.

In the event that a student becomes ill or injured and needs to go home, the person(s) listed during student registration will be contacted and expected to come for the child immediately. Also, there are times when it is necessary to verbally notify a parent or guardian about a situation. For this reason, please make sure the school has up-to-date phone numbers of those persons to be contacted in an emergency.

Dorchester School District Two provides opportunities for students to receive health screenings at school including screening some students for vision and hearing. These screenings are non-invasive in nature and do not involve any medical treatment. In the event that I would prefer my student not receive a health screening, I must provide written notice to the School Nurse. 

 

Dorchester District Two has partnered with Dental Access Carolina (DAC) to provide on-site dental services for students during the school day. For more information on DAC services, please visit this link.

Please note: All services rendered by DAC are done so at the express written request of the parent/guardian by completion and submission of the forms linked below. To inquire about services offered, update forms, or to discuss treatment rendered or recommended, parents/guardians must contact DAC directly. While DD2 provides a location for your child to receive dental services during the school day, DD2 staff do not render dental services to students directly and are unable to discuss treatment plans, follow-up care, or assist with providing records regarding DAC provided services. DD2 also does not control when DAC services are scheduled at your child's school or the intervals at which your child will be seen by DAC providers. For more information on DAC services or to contact DAC directly, please visit this link.

Parent Flyer (PDF)

Parent Flyer (Spanish)

Consent Form (PDF)

Consent Form (Spanish)

Medical History (PDF)

Medical History (Spanish)

DHEC is partnering with many school districts across the state to provide flu vaccines.  

Getting your child a flu shot at school saves you a visit to the doctor’s office! And, if your child is protected with a flu shot, it means fewer days of missed school and work for you and your family.  

The flu shot is given at no cost to you.  Don’t miss this chance to protect your child from the flu!   

DHEC Links:

• School Flu Vaccine Clinics
• DHEC Influenza Resources

Registration Forms:

*these are school-specific, so please be sure to select the correct link for your child's school

• ABES
• AMS
• ARHS
• BHES
• DMS
• EEMS
• ENES
• ESES
• FDES
• FDHS
• FES
• GMS
• KES
• JPES
• NES
• OES
• OMS
• RMSA
• RISE
• ROMS
• SES
• SHES
• SHS
• SPANN 
• WHAIES
• WRES

As of 3.5.2024, DHEC no longer requires 5-day isolation for individuals following a positive COVID19 test.

See below for criteria to return to work/school after testing positive for COVID-19:

• If you test positive for COVID-19 and have NO fever, you may return to work/school when your symptoms are improving. 
• If you test positive for COVID-19 and you have a fever (100.4 or greater), you must remain home until your symptoms are improving and you are 24-hours fever free without the use of fever-reducing medication. 

Parents/students should follow normal school attendance procedures for reporting and documenting student absences due to illness. 

 

COVID19 Frequently Asked Questions

Are face coverings required in school or on school buses? No. 

How often will my child's classroom be cleaned? All classrooms and other instructional spaces are cleaned daily by Custodial Services. In addition, teachers and students have been provided with food-grade Sanitizer that can be used on desks, high-touch surfaces, and any shared materials.

Am I allowed to visit my child's school? Visitors are allowed at all schools. Please contact your child's school to discuss visitor information. 

Are close contacts or exposed individuals required to quarantine? No, no quarantine of close contacts is required.

Will contact tracing be done after positive cases? No, contract tracing is no longer required by DHEC due to low COVID19 activity in schools. 

 

 

• In line with SC Code of Laws Section 59-63-95 (Administration of lifesaving medication in school), Dorchester District Two maintains a supply of undesignated epinephrine auto-injectors for use in an emergency situation such as anaphylaxis, a life-threatening type of allergic reaction. 
• This law, and accompanying Board Policy JLCDB, authorizes school nurses and other designated school personnel to administer an epinephrine auto-injector to a student or other individual on school premises whom the school nurse or other designated school personnel believes in good faith is experiencing anaphylaxis regardless of whether the student or other individual has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector.
• School nurses will provide education and training for school personnel on the management of students with life-threatening allergies including:
  • Training related to the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector
  • Techniques on how to recognize symptoms of severe allergic reactions
  • The standards and procedures for storage and administration of an epinephrine auto-injector
  • Procedures for responding to life-threatening allergic reactions, including emergency follow-up procedure