I don’t think I was clear. I mean, if a child has prescribed medications, the nurse has to be informed about it, and may dispense what a DOCTOR has prescribed. But, I don’t think it’s appropriate to have the nurse handing out anything that the parents haven’t provided, except for maybe a bandaid or some bacitracin. Birth control products are not OTC and a nurse isn’t certified to prescribe them. For that, a PA is needed.
I agree. I could also see where it would make sense to have the parents sign a release where they would specify EXACTLY what OTC medications their child can be given (asprin, mydol, etc.) and the school be LIMITED to what is on the list. But I really don’t see the harm in allowing older students (say 12 and up) to have things like asprin or Advil in their backpacks or purses.