Accidents, Illnesses and Injury Procedures
Visitation School provides insurance to cover accidents while students are on school property, traveling to and from school, and when the child is participating in school-sponsored, supervised activities. Insurance forms are available in the office and must be filled out and processed as directed as soon as possible. Accidents occurring on the school grounds or during school related activities are to be reported promptly to the school office. Those of a minor nature will be treated by school personnel or volunteers with reasonable care.
Parents/guardians will be notified immediately of any serious injury or sudden illness that occurs during school hours. Parents who need to pick up their child due to illness or injury are asked to do so in a timely manner. Students must be free from obvious signs of illness before returning to school.
If the student’s injury or illness is serious enough to require medical attention, and parents or guardians cannot be reached, the student’s emergency care authorization form will be reviewed and arrangements will be made for treatment, as authorized therein. The emergency care authorization form is to be completed by parents before the opening of school each year (received in summer mailing). Once completed and returned to school, it is filed for future reference. For this reason, it is very important that parents notify the school office when there are any changes in the family’s emergency plans and/or contacts. In the event that the school cannot reach parents/guardians or other authorized emergency care providers, Visitation School reserves the right to select emergency care providers with no liability attached to such decisions. Steps to provide necessary emergency care may include, but are not limited to, the following:
contacting a parent or guardian
calling one of the emergency contacts as listed on the family’s emergency form
calling the paramedics, if necessary
(Please note that students who require transportation to a hospital by ambulance will be accompanied by a Visitation staff member; any expense incurred will be paid by the child’s family)
