Health at GRS — Great River School

Student Hours - 9:00am-3:50pm | Building Hours: 8:30am - 5:15pm | Big Canoe hours: 7:45 - 8:50am & 3:50 - 5:45pm

 Health at Great River School

 
 

Kylie Xiong, Student Health Coordinator
Email: health@greatriverschool.org
Office:100B
Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:00pm

The Student Health Coordinator is trained in basic first aid, administering medications, and implementing student health plans. The Student Health Coordinator is not a licensed nurse and cannot diagnose medical conditions.

Health Forms for GRS

  • Medication Release Form

    • Medications on the Field Trip, Prescription or Over-the-Counter (parent provided)

    • Medications to be administered at school (Rx or OTC); School does not stock OTC meds. If your child needs to take a pain killer or allergy med, you must bring a supply to the office along with this form (signed by a doctor).

  • Non-prescription Release Form

    • School will provide limited OTC medications on overnight field trips. We must have this form on file in order to administer any medications to your student on these trips.

  • Chinese(Simplified)

    French

    Hmong

    Somali

    Spanish

Immunization Form

  • Turn your form into the health office


Immunization Exemption Form

  • Minnesota law requires children enrolled in child care, early childhood education, or school to be immunized against certain diseases, unless the child is medically or non-medically exempt.

Common School Health Issues and information

 
 

Common Cold / Respiratory Infections
Can my child come to school? Not until fever is gone (without the aid of fever reducing medication) and the child is well enough to participate in routine activities.
https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/precautions-when-sick.html

Flu (Influenza A or B)
Can my child come to school? Not until 24 hours after fever is gone (without the use of a fever reducing medicine) and the child is well enough to participate in routine activities.
MN Dept of Health Flu information

Health Resource Links

How to find my student’s immunization records
https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/immunize/miic/records.html