Health Services
The Baranoff Health Room is staffed by employees of Dell Children’s Hospital. There is one registered nurse (RN) assigned to Baranoff Elementary. Baranoff Health Room’s phone number is 512 841-7100 Ext. 0.
Accident or Illness
Students who become ill or get hurt during school hours will be sent to the Health Room. The RN or a front office clerk will attend to the student’s needs and provide care as appropriate. The goal is for the student to return to class as soon as possible. If the student is too ill to return to class, or additional medical care is needed, then the parent will be called to pick up the student. Therefore, current phone numbers must always be updated by the parent on the “Parent Portal”.
Illness and Return to School Policy
If a student has a temperature of 99.9 degrees or higher, has vomiting and/or diarrhea twice in one day, then the student will be sent home from school. If this happens at home, then the student must stay home from school. In order to return to school, the student must not have fever, vomiting and/or diarrhea for 24 hours and must not be using medication for fever, vomiting, and/or diarrhea.
Medication
Only medication which is necessary for a child to remain at school will be given during school hours. A Parent/Guardian Authorization of Medication at School Form signed by the doctor, doctor’s orders, or a letter from the doctor on their letterhead is required in order to leave medication at school. This form is available in the health room or online. No handwritten notes for medication administration or a prescription can be accepted. Medication that is prescribed for once or twice per day can be given at home (unless it is needed in the middle of the school day). In order for medication to be administered at school, it must be in its original container. Over-the-counter medications must be a children’s dosage. Prescription medication must have the prescription label attached with the correct time and dosage on the label. Medication can only be administered according to what is on the medication or prescription label. Over-the-counter medications will be kept at school for a maximum of two weeks, unless a doctor’s note is provided. Students may not self-carry any medication at school; this includes cough drops.
Lice
Students who have lice and/or nits will not be sent home. Parents/guardians will be informed their student is positive for lice/nits. Parents/guardians are asked to treat their child for lice as soon as possible.
Safety
For security reasons all doors will remain closed and locked. Each visitor must ring the doorbell and enter the building through the main entrance doors, located in the front of the school, and check in at the office. We ask that you close the door behind you and do not hold the door open for additional visitors. We request each visitor ring the doorbell.
All visitors must wear “visitor” stickers/name badges at all times. Our campus uses Safety Check, created by Raptor Technologies, Inc. to manage our visitors and volunteers. Safety Check requires all campus visitors to be screened for registered sex offender status. First-time visitors or volunteers will be required to present an official identification (driver’s license, a state-issued ID, or consulate-issued ID). Safety Check does not check immigration status. Security cameras have also been installed at various locations