Welcome to the MES Clinic. Jackie H. Ackiss, RN, is here to provide emergency medical care, screen students for illness, teach health maintenance, and administer medication and physician-ordered treatment and/or procedures. If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. The clinic line is (804) 723-3644.
Absences Due to Illness
If your child will be absent from school due to illness, please report his/her absence by calling the MES clinic line at (804) 723-3644.
Returning to School After an Illness
Students should be free of fever, vomit, and diarrhea for a minimum of 24-consecutive hours without medication before returning to school.
Medication
Hanover County’s medication policy prohibits students from carrying any type of prescription or over-the-counter medication. A parent or guardian must bring all medications, unopened and in their original container, to the clinic and complete a Permission to Dispense form. Students who require medication at school for ten days or more should submit a doctor’s written order.
Allergies
At the beginning of the school year, we distribute allergy alert letters to classrooms in which there are students with severe allergies. These letters provide guidelines for foods to avoid as snacks, in order to protect our students. If you receive an allergy letter, please read it carefully, and keep it for reference throughout the year.
Wellness Policy
During the summer of 2015, Hanover County’s school board revised the wellness policy (School Board Policy 6-3.19) to state that students may not bring food into the school building to share with other students. If you wish to recognize your child’s birthday or another special occasion, please do not send edible treats for the class.
This policy also requires that we provide all parents with advance notification of any instructional activities or classroom parties that may involve food. For this reason, you will receive at least one week’s notice of these events, including a specific menu. This notification will also be your opportunity to provide permission for your child to participate or offer information regarding accommodations specific to your child.
COVID-19
Hanover County Public Schools follows the CDC’s guidelines for all illnesses. For people with COVID-19 and influenza, treatment is available and can lessen symptoms and lower the risk of severe illness. The recommendations suggest returning to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, symptoms are improving overall, and if a fever was present, it has been gone without use of a fever-reducing medication. When people get sick with a respiratory virus, the updated guidance recommends that they stay home and away from others. Quarantining is no longer mandatory and mask wearing is optional. For up-to-date information, please visit the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
Forms
Please access and print forms on the division Health Services page.
The following forms may be picked up from the clinic or requested from Jackie H. Ackiss.
- Medication Administration Forms
- Seizure Action Plan
- Diabetes Management Plan
- Exemption Forms
- Release of Medical Information
- Medically Fragile Health Services Plan
- Medical Procedure Order Form