CODE: 5141.1
SECTION: PUPILS
ACCIDENTS
Each principal shall develop, publish, and implement a program of accident prevention suited to his/her school. The Superintendent of Schools shall review and approve such programs. When unforeseen situations arise and an accident occurs, a school nurse or other assigned staff member shall be responsible for providing emergency services to a child or staff member. The medical inspector shall prepare a list of first aid treatments for the most common minor injuries. This list shall be made known to the staff.
Guidelines for Dealing with Accident/Injury
A. The school nurse or another trained person shall be responsible for administering first aid. Universal precautions shall be taken in the handling of blood and body fluids to ensure the containment of blood borne pathogens.
B. In all cases where the nature of an injury appears in any way serious, every effort shall be made to contact the parent/guardian and/or family physician immediately.
C. Parents/guardians shall be requested to pick up their child. If a parent/guardian is unable to provide such transportation, no pupil who is injured shall be sent home alone. A pupil who is injured shall not be taken home unless it is known that someone is there to receive him/her.
D. In extreme emergencies, the school nurse, school doctor, or principal may make arrangements for immediate hospitalization of injured pupils, contacting parents/guardians in advance if at all possible.
E. The teacher or other staff member who is responsible for a child at the time an accident occurs shall make out a report within 24 hours on an official form providing details about the accident. This shall be required for every accident whether first aid is necessary or not.
The West Milford Board of Education recognizes its responsibility for pupil safety encompassing all aspects of sports and athletic events in both intramural and interscholastic programs. The Board directs the Superintendent of Schools to develop and implement emergency medical procedures to ensure delivery of appropriate emergency medical services for all practice sessions, competitive contests, games, events, or exhibitions with individual pupils or teams of the schools of this district whether among themselves or with pupils of other districts.
The West Milford Board of Education further directs that these emergency medical procedures be disseminated to appropriate personnel within this district and address practice sessions and both home and away events.
First Reading: December 12, 2000
Adopted: December 19, 2000