Health Conditions

Health office staff are highly trained in management of asthma. If your child has asthma and needs treatment during the school day, contact your school nurse to set up a plan. Health offices have albuterol for use with students with a diagnosis of asthma in an emergency. 

• Asthma/Allergy: Parent request for information
• Contract for Self-Administration of Inhaler

MMSD has procedures to address head injuries that occur during the school day, during school sponsored activities, and during school sponsored athletic events. MMSD provides students who have experienced a concussion support with safely transitioning back to school and school associated activities. Multidisciplinary teams follow protocols to support students' return to learning and playing sports. Please contact your school nurse if your child has experienced a concussion.

Management of Concussion in the School Setting

School nurses will consult with the family of students with Diabetes and their health care provider(s) annually and throughout the school year as needed, to develop an Individualized Health Plan which outlines Diabetic treatment at school. This may include: 1) treatment for hypoglycemic episodes; 2) equipment for blood glucose monitoring; 3) short-acting insulin for lunch and a correction factor to treat hyperglycemia; 4) Ketostix to check ketones 5) glucagon for severe hypoglycemia and 6) specific plan for students wearing insulin pumps or CGM’s. A briefer document called the Diabetes Emergency Action Plan is developed and distributed to all staff who have contact with the student with type 1 diabetes.

• Diabetes Emergency Action Plan
• MMSD Food Service Menu & Carbohydrate Counts

If a student is found to have live lice during the school day, parents will be notified but the student can stay in school that day. Head lice have likely been present for at least one month by the time they are discovered and the risk of spreading is very low in the school environment if there is no head-to-head contact. The student may return to school the next day if treatment is completed. 

If you find head lice on your child at home, please let your school nurse know as they track data, assess need for further assessment and can provide evidenced based recommendations for treatment. 

What Parents Need to Know About Head Lice

If you have a child that has a food allergy, please contact your school nurse to develop a plan that is developmentally appropriate for your child.  

• Sting/Food Allergy Health History Form  - English, (Spanish), (Arabic) (Fillable form when downloaded)
• Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan
• Medical Statement for Special Dietary Needs (English), (Spanish), (Hmong)

If you have a child with complex health needs, please contact your school nurse to discuss how to best support your child. The school nurse will work with you, your child, and your healthcare provider to develop a plan of care for the school day.