KSC POLICIES

MEDICATION

The purpose of this policy is:

To explain to parents/carers, students and staff the processes Korumburra Secondary College will follow to safely manage the provision of medication to students while at school or school activities, including camps and excursions.

Some of the aims included in the policy are:

• Advise parent/carers what they will need to arrange to be provided to the school
• How medication needs to be labelled
• How medication is administered
• How medication is stored

Please note a medical authority form also needs to be completed and supplied to the school (refer attachment)

ASTHMA

Asthma is a long term lung condition. People with asthma have sensitive airways in their lungs which react to triggers, causing a ‘flare-up’. In a flare-up, the muscles around the airway squeeze tight, the airways swell and become narrow and there is more mucus. This makes it hard to breathe. An asthma flare-up can come on slowly (over hours, days or even weeks) or very quickly (over minutes). A sudden or severe asthma flare-up is sometimes called an asthma attack.

Parents and carers must:

• provide the school with an Asthma Action Plan which has been completed by the student’s medical practitioner. The plan must outline:
  • the prescribed medication taken by the student and when it is to be administered, for example as a pre-medication to exercise or on a regular basis
  • emergency contact details
  • the contact details of the student’s medical practitioner
  • the student’s known triggers
  • the emergency procedures to be taken in the event of an asthma flare-up or attack.

All students diagnosed with asthma are required to have a student asthma kit at school which contains:

• their own prescribed reliever medication labelled with the student’s name

The most common plan is the puffer and spacer plan. This is the correct plan if your child uses a blue/grey reliever puffer.

For more details, our Policies can be found on our website or via using the following link: http://www.korumburrasc.vic.edu.au/wordpress/index.php/forms/

Child Safety and Wellbeing at Korumburra Secondary College:

INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY

The Victorian Government has announced new Child Safe Standards to further strengthen child safety across organisations, including schools. The new standards recognise the critical importance of families and the broader school community in maintaining and promoting child safety and wellbeing. 

Korumburra Secondary College has reviewed and updated our child safety policies and procedures to ensure they meet the requirements of the new standards.  These are available to view on our school's website at -

 http://www.korumburrasc.vic.edu.au/wordpress/index.php/forms/

We are committed to continuous improvement in our approach to child safety and wellbeing and welcome feedback from families and members of our school community on ways we can further strengthen our child safety policies, procedures and practices.

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions, please email attention: TSL Leader at korumburra.sc@education.vic.gov.au