Hours of operation:
8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Direct Phone 386-755-8089 FAX# 386-755-8084
8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Direct Phone 386-755-8089 FAX# 386-755-8084
Welcome to Columbia High School’s Clinic Web page.
Contact is Nurse Debbie Seelback
Hours of operation: 8:am- 3:30 pm Monday – Fridays
Ph # 386-755-8089 FAX# 386-755-8084 (Attn. Clinic)
If I am not available to take your call, please leave a message.
If you have concerns about your student or have a health condition change, please feel free to call me during school hours and I will be happy to answer any questions or concerns.
The clinic provides first-aid treatment, medication administration and health assessment for the student population of Columbia High School.
Examples of health services provided by the clinic are:
First-Aid: cuts, bruises, burns, sprains, seizures, traumatic injuries, etc
Evaluations: vial signs, earaches, nosebleeds, toothaches, cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throats, head injuries, etc
Complex medical procedures: (catheterizations, tube feedings etc)
Blood glucose monitoring, with known diabetic students only and supervision of insulin administration.
Health screenings: Vision, hearing and dental. Referrals made as needed.
Medication administration. (Click link)
Nutrition and other Health counseling.
Immunization monitoring.
Pamphlets on various health related topics are available for students visiting the clinic.
Parents/Guardians will be notified of a student’s visit to the clinic if; temp is above 100.0 (or 99.5 or above if they are really feeling bad), has vomiting, diarrhea, head lice or continues to “feel bad” after resting for 20 minutes or on second visit.
To help protect students and school employees from exposure to illness, we encourage you to keep your student home, if they are sick, especially if they have symptoms of a contagious illness such as fever, vomiting or diarrhea.
We encourage parents to be involved with the school nurse and teachers in the care of your student. It is important for you to share information as needed and as change happens with regard to health issues or contact phone numbers. It’s the only way we can provide safe and appropriate services to all students. It is imperative that we have current contact information and phone numbers to reach you incase of emergency. If your home/cell numbers change, please write a note and send it into the admissions office via your student.
The need to keep tissues and hand sanitizer in classrooms this time of year is great. Any donations will be greatly appreciated.
If my student becomes sick at school.
If it becomes necessary to pick up your student, please follow these guidelines. Park in the front of the school and bring in a photo ID/drivers license to the Front Office. Let them know you have a sick student in the clinic. You will then be directed to the attendance office where you will sign your student out. The Attendance Office will then call the Clinic and your student will come to meet you in Attendance. Please know your student will not be released to anyone not on the Student Information Form you completed at the beginning of the school year. You may add or delete persons as you need to on this list with written authorization by you, the parent or guardian, signed and dated. This is for your student’s protection.
Please do not send anyone not on the list as they will be turned away and this will delay your student’s release. If you need to send someone not on your students list, they must bring a written note (signed and dated) from you.
Students sent home by the Clinic. If your student has been sent home through the clinic during the school day, this is not automatically an excused absence. Remember to send a written excuse with your student when they return to school, you may state that they clinic sent them home. You have two days to submit an absence excuse and have the absence corrected so your student may make up work they have missed.
Students Who Drive
Students who drive to school and become ill during the school day may leave school with parental permission only. The clinic will contact a parent or guardian for specific permission before releasing your student.
Permission may be given over the phone to the nurse. Your student telling me “you said” they can go will not be accepted as permission.
Medications
Routinely, medications should be taken at home (examples: once-a-day medications, vitamins, supplements, birth control) and these should be left at home. However there are times when it becomes necessary for medication to be taken during school hours (example: time specific medications).
Due to the possibility of drug reaction, the first dose of any medication should not be given at school. Also, do not give a new medication in the morning and then send your student to school.
Columbia County School Board Policy prohibits students from carrying medication at school with exception of inhalers and Epi Pens (with proper form on file). A parent permission form must be completed prior to the clinic administering any medications to students. A parent note to the nurse or teacher is not a substitute for a parent permission form.
Medication permission forms are only valid for one school year. A new form must be completed each year.
If your student needs nubulizer medications during the school day, you will need to bring the nebulizer, nubulizer tubing/mask or mouth peice, along with medications in the box with the current prescription label. The CHS clinc does not have a nubulizer on site.
Non-prescription (over-the-counter) medications require a doctor prescription, parent permission form and a new unopened bottle of the medication into the clinic. The physician’s prescription needs to state name of student – medication, mg., dose, every how many hours and the reason for the medication.
Please do not encourage your student to carry medications on their person. Students found to have unauthorized medications are subject to disciplinary action.
The clinic is not permitted to dispense pain relievers to students without parent permission forms, a doctor prescription on file and specific medications for each student on site.
Parent Permission Form (permission form/parent responsibility form)
Carry My Inhaler Form (1 form)
Carry My Epi Pen Form (1 form)
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Flu season is here and the Columbia High School is proactive in helping the students of CHS prevent the spread of H1N1 and the regular seasonal. Classrooms have hand sanitizer available and students are encouraged to use it as needed.
Columbia County Schools are keeping as close to CDC recommendations as possible in regards to the 2009 H1N1 virus.
Stay home if you are sick.
Sick students will be separated from healthy students visiting the clinic.
If your student is sent home with a fever, they should not return to school until they are fever free for 24 hours without the aid of a fever reducer.
Examples of fever reducers: Tylenol, Advil or Mortin.
Wash hands often and use good respiratory hygiene. The new recommendations emphasize the importance of the basic foundations of influenza prevention: stay home when sick, wash hands frequently with soap and water when possible, and cover noses and mouths with a tissue when coughing or sneezing (or a shirt sleeve or elbow if no tissue is available). When soap and water is not available a alcohol based hand sanitizer (62%) is also effective. Student are permitted to carry personal hand sanitizer.
Stay away from others who are known to be sick.
People at high risk for influenza complications who become ill with influenza-like illness should speak with their health care provider as soon as possible. Early treatment with antiviral medications is very important for people at high risk because it can prevent hospitalizations and deaths. People at high risk include those who are pregnant, have asthma or diabetes, have compromised immune systems, or have neuromuscular diseases.
School staff should routinely clean areas that students and staff touch often with the cleaners they typically use. CDC does not believe any additional disinfection of environmental surfaces beyond the recommended routine cleaning is required.
The clinics are keeping tabs on the number of students sent home each day with H1N1-like symptoms to keep the County aware of any possible outbreaks.
The need to keep tissues and hand sanitizer in classrooms this time of year is great. Any donations will be greatly appreciated.
Head Lice
Students found to have active head lice will be sent home. When you feel your student is ready to return to school they must come back through the clinic before returning to their regular schedule. Columbia County Schools adhere a No Nit policy.