All parents must complete a Medical Permission Form for each student prior to the start of the school year.
The school maintains a sick room staffed by a nurse each day from 8:00 - 3:10. Sick or injured students should be referred to the school nurse. The nurse plans programs to educate employees and students about health, safety and related issues, policies and procedures. The school nurse is the only employee who would ever administer medication to a student. Teachers and administrators receive CPR training and other training as may be appropriate.
PDS follows the Tennessee Department of Health Rules for Immunization. All students must have an up-to-date Tennessee Certificate of Immunization to attend school.
The state’s immunization schedule follows the current schedule published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
This link provides all of the detail on immunization requirements:
https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/immunization-program/ip/immunization-requirements.html
Please either upload a scanned copy of your son's immunization record when you complete the online medical permission form.
If you have questions about immunization, please contact the school nurse:
Alice Ball, RN, BSN
In order to better serve PDS students who must take medications during the school day, please assist us by following these guidelines which are recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on School Health and the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department:
In order to better serve PDS students who must take medications during the school day, please assist us by following these guidelines which are recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on School Health and the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department:
PDS provides some over-the-counter medications, such as brand or generic versions of Advil, Tylenol, Benadryl, Tums and topical (skin) medications. The student will not be given any of these medications unless a permission form is filled out and on file in the nurses’ office.
A separate form is required for parent-provided oral, over-the-counter medications such as Mucinex, cough syrup and allergy medications like Zyrtec. If you would like your son to be given any of these medications you must bring the medication in the original bottle labeled with the student’s name and grade along with a completed permission form. This form may be picked up in the nurses’ office or completed online.
To ensure the safety and well-being of all PDS students, parents are requested to follow these important guidelines. If you have any questions or concerns regarding circumstances, please feel free to call the school nurse at 901–842–4627.
Please help us decrease the spread of illness at school by keeping your son at home when he is sick. Common illnesses such as the common cold, strep throat, flu, covid, pink eye, lice, hand-foot & mouth, and stomach bug all spready through contact with an infected person.
Please follow these guidelines for attending school:
PDS recognizes that food allergies can cause serious life threatening conditions for some students. In an effort to keep our students safe so that they can focus on learning and development, PDS will strive to limit those foods that have been determined to cause allergic reactions in students, acknowledging that we cannot guarantee an allergen free environment.
Peanuts and tree nuts can be an especially difficult food to limit; however, PDS will strive to be nut sensitive.
PDS will strive to be nut free in the cafeteria programs and at all receptions, programs, or special events during normal school hours. Foods that are brought to school by families including those served at receptions, fundraisers, holiday parties, birthday celebrations or food that is to be shared with other students must be from the PDS pre-approved food list. Due to the risk of cross-contamination, foods prepared at home may not be brought to school for the purpose of serving other students. Individual students, faculty, and staff may bring nuts and nut products for lunch and snacks for their individual consumption only.
Each student with a diagnosed food allergy is strongly encouraged to have a comprehensive Individualized Health Plan developed to meet his health needs, including an Action Plan to treat possible reactions to food allergies.
The following procedures are based on The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network’s School Guidelines for Managing Students with Food Allergies 2009.
Tree nuts include almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, filberts, hazelnuts, hickory nuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts.
Ingredients and manufacturing processes change frequently.
PLEASE ALWAYS READ THE LABEL!
The top 8 allergens are required to be on food labels: Milk, Eggs, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Wheat, Fish, Shellfish, Soybeans. Tree nuts are almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, Brazil nuts, pistachios, and walnuts.
Types of labels you may see for allergens:
Contains peanuts.
May contain peanuts.
Produced in a facility that also processes peanuts in another product.
“May contain” and “produced in a facility” implies the potential for cross-contamination and those products should be avoided.
Presbyterian Day School (PDS) is a private, Christian preschool and elementary school serving boys from 2-years-old through 6th grade for almost 75 years.
With our mission of striving to glorify God by developing boys in wisdom and stature and favor with God and man, we take a holistic approach to education, nurturing the heart, soul, mind, and body of each boy.