Asthma Management in School

              If your child has a history of asthma, you will be asked to complete a parent questionnaire. This gives the nurse information regarding the symptoms and triggers of your child’s asthma and what medications he/she is taking.

Click here for Parent Questionnaire Form

              If medication is ordered by your physician to be given in school on a regular or “as needed” basis, additional documentation is required by law.  Both the physician’s order to administer medication and the School Asthma Record are required.  The nurse will develop an individualized health care plan for the student with asthma after this information is received. 

                        Required Forms – Click on the form to download.

   Medication Policy

   School Asthma Record for Physician

   Request for Dispensing Medication During School Hours

              If your child is cleared by their private physician to carry their own inhaler for use when needed, strict procedures are required.  Review the parent information in the link below.  No child can be approved for self-medication without this documentation.

            Request for Self Administration of Inhalers

            Self Medication Parent Information

It is the recommendation of the Nursing Department in Pennsauken School District that only students above elementary level be considered for self-medication.  Self-medication requires a level of maturity and cognitive ability that is not acquired by most elementary school age children.