Attendance Line 403-777-6050  ext. 1.

It is important that you call the school if your child is going to be absent or arriving late.  

Illness

If your child is ill, please keep them at home until they are well enough to participate in all school activities. If your child becomes ill during the school day, we will contact you and you will be expected to arrange for your child to be picked up as soon as possible.

Accidents & Injuries

In the event of an accident, several courses of action may be taken depending upon the seriousness of the incident.

• Scrapes and scratches, or any injury that can be treated with ice and cleaning with soap and water and a band-aid will be dealt with at the school.
• In the case of sprains, severe cuts, or contusions, home will be notified immediately to decide what actions should be taken.
• In the case of open and or heavily bleeding wounds, broken bones, unconsciousness, etc. the school will call an ambulance and parents immediately. 

Allergies

There are several children at Marion Carson with serious and possibly life-threatening food allergies to items such peanuts, nuts, shellfish, etc. Safety practices have been set up to help reduce the risk of accidental exposure for these children with allergies.

• Although Marion Carson cannot guarantee a nut-free school, we are nut-sensitive and ask that parents try their best to minimize sending their child to school with foods that contain nuts.
• Students who come to school with food that contains a severe allergen for a child in the class will sit at a designated “allergen” table
• Students are not to share food at school.
• Parents sharing of snacks at school is limited. Please speak to your child’s teacher for more information if you are hoping to send any food items to school to share with all the students in the class.
• Food on field trips should not contain peanut butter, nuts, or sesame seeds, or shellfish as there may be children with these allergies on the field trip.
• The cooperation of all students and parents to make Marion Carson as safe as possible for students with allergies is valued and appreciated. 

Medication

Parents or guardians requesting school assistance with their child’s medical needs are required to complete the following forms.

Student Health Emergency Response Protocol Form

• This form is to be used when there is a student health issue requiring attention. This includes when there is a request to administer medication. 

Student Health Plan

This form is to be:

• completed if a physical or medical condition may affect the student’s attendance at school
• completed if medication is to be taken at school
• reviewed and updated annually or sooner if there is a change in the student’s health concern or school registration.

All medication is to be kept in the office. We require a Student Health Plan to be completed by the parent, when medication is to be administered to a student at school. For safety reasons, medications are not to be kept in backpacks or desks. If your child has a special medical requirements (e.g. allergic reactions, epilepsy, asthma, precautions due to medical conditions,

etc.) please ensure that this information is provided to the school staff at the beginning of the school year and updated as necessary through the appropriate documentation sent home at the beginning of the school year. If you have a child with a severe allergy or medical condition it is imperative to notify the school as soon as possible upon registering your child. Please also contact the school with any updates throughout the year. The students health form can be printed here, completed and returned to the school.