Hanover Middle School Grade 6 Camp Squanto Trip Medication Update 3/25/24
If you signed off and approved the use of routine medications at school in September on the emergency forms, they will also be available for your child on the trip. These medications include; regular strength Tylenol, Motrin, Hydrocortisone cream, Benadryl and Tums.
Just like at school, the students are not permitted to hold on to or independently take any medications, with the exception of prescribed inhalers and Epi pens.
EPI Pens
All students will be independent and self-carry. We will work with each of the students prior to the trip to ensure they know how to self-administer. The nurse on the trip will carry a school pen with her as backup. Please make sure your child’s name is on the medication.
Inhalers
All students will be independent to carry and self-administer.
If your child takes a prescription or over-the-counter medication regularly, we need a doctor’s order to be able to administer it on the trip. We will need the order and the actual medication delivered to the school by Friday, May 17, 2024. It is required that a parent or guardian hand deliver all medication to the school health office in the original prescription bottle. The bottle should only contain the number of pills that will be taken during the time of the trip. A doctor’s prescription or order is necessary for both prescription and over-the-counter medications (e.g., allergy medications, vitamins, fluoride, stool softeners).
We can accept doctor’s orders now. They can be sent to school with your child or emailed to emacdougall@hanoverschools.org.
All unused medication should be picked up by the parent or guardian at the school health office upon return. All unclaimed medications will be destroyed.
Sunscreen
It is encouraged that students bring this to self-apply.
If you have questions or concerns with Camp Squanto Medications, please email Nurse Kristen Crowley at kcrowley@hanoverschools.org or Nurse Beth MacDougall at bmacdougall@hanoverschools.org. You may call the Hanover Middle School main office at 781-871-1122.