Welcome to the Health Room!
BLRA Nurse: Melissa Thoms: mthoms@blracademy.org
At Banning Lewis Academy, your child’s health and safety are a top priority. This page is designed to provide families with quick access to everything they need to support student wellness—from medication forms and immunization requirements to illness guidelines and more.
The Health Room is always in need of uniform donations and volunteers! Please contact Ms. Sarah at smeyer@blracademy.org for further information.
Health Room Policy
Any student entering the Health Room will be allowed to remain there for up to 10 minutes. If there is a need to contact parents, we will used the phone numbers provided at the beginning of the school year. Please provide the school with current emergency phone numbers and update this information as it changes throughout the year.
Medication Policy
Please be aware that Colorado State law governs our Medication Policy. If your child must take medication during school hours, you must provide the following before we can administer it:
- A written Doctor’s order (including drug name. dose, route, time, duration of treatment, Doctor and Parent’s signature). This includes all Over-the-Counter, prescription, and homeopathic medications. The only exception is cough drops, which can be supplied from home, and may be given with written parent permission. They will be kept in the Health Room and your student may have up to 3 per day.
- PLEASE NOTE: The Pharmacy Label applied to the medication bottle will not suffice for a doctor’s order.
- Medication must be in the original bottle, complete with label. Medication cannot be given if it comes in a baggie, envelope, plain bottle, etc. All medications must be kept in a secure cabinet in the Health Room. Students in grades 5th-12th wishing to carry a medication on him or her, such as an Inhaler, Epi-Pen, or Diabetes Supplies, a Physician Order is required, and the student must sign a Self-Carry Contract.
- Personal Care Items: The following items may be applied to your child if needed:
- Vaseline (for chapped lips)
- Lotion (for dry skin)
- Eye drops (for dry eyes)
- *Please inform your school Health Room if you DO NOT want these items applied to your child.
Use of Crutches and Wheelchair
The Health Room has a wheelchair for emergency use only. If your student requires temporary use of parent/guardian provided crutches or wheelchair, please provide a Doctor’s Note to the Health Room and accommodations will be provided. Accommodations may include extra time to transition from class to class, PE restrictions, etc.
Immunizations
All students must be up-to-date on Immunizations. The only exceptions are:
Nonmedical Exemptions or Medical Exemptions; Or a Process Plan, stating the plan for bringing your
child into Immunization Compliance.
PLEASE NOTE: All Nonmedical Exemptions are required to be updated annually (see
process for exemptions below). Medical Exemptions (signed by your student’s Physician) for immunizations only have to be submitted once.
Send a copy to school so your child’s records can be updated.
Please note that a new Exemption Form must be filled out annually in accordance to Colorado Immunization Exemption Law.
All students need to be compliant with their Immunizations or they can be
excluded from attending school. Your Nurse or Health Aide will contact you soon after the
beginning of the school year to inform you if your child is out of compliance, meaning he or she
is missing Immunizations.
Illness Guidelines
Banning Lewis Academy is following the Illness Guidelines “How Sick Is too sick?”, in accordance with CDPHE.
