Safety and Health
Student Support and Counseling Services
Academic Guidance and Counseling Services
Your MSHS Counseling team is here to provide academic guidance as well as help connect you with others who can support you in different areas of your life. Click here to get to their website.
Accidents and Insurance
All students are strongly encouraged to have insurance coverage while at school and/or participating in school related events. All students participating in interscholastic athletics are required to have insurance prior to their first turnout. If a student is injured at school or during a school sponsored activity, they must make a report of the accident to the office. Accident insurance to cover all school activities may be purchased through the school. There is some variation in the cost of insurance depending on the sports involved. Students are urged to take advantage of this insurance unless the family has insurance at home which will cover them.
Fire, Earthquake,
Lockdown, and Safety Drills
State laws require us to conduct safety drills at regular intervals, and these are in important part of our safety plan. It is essential that when the signal for the drill is first given, everyone obeys directions promptly and clears the building by the prescribed route as quickly as possible. The teacher in each classroom will give the students instructions.
Health Center/ Nurse/ Medication
If a student becomes ill or injured at school, they are to report to the health center with a pass from their teacher. A decision as to what should be done concerning the illness will be made.
Excessive use of the Health Center by students will result in a parent conference to help us determine appropriate medical supports. A school nurse is available for discussing individual health problems with students. The Health Center is the only authorized area for ill students. The student will be considered truant if, when ill and out of class, they do not report to the Health Center. Cots, bathrooms, medical supplies and part-time nursing care are all available in the Health Center.
Medication Administration at School
Students are not to take any medications at school without proper authorization. Prescribed medication and over-the-counter medications may be dispensed to students on a scheduled basis upon written authority and instructions from a parent and with a signed and dated verification and written directions from a licensed medical practitioner. The prescribed medication must be properly labeled and be in the original prescription container. Only designated school personnel may administer medication.
High school students may be allowed to carry and self-administer over-the-counter (OTC) medication when authorized by the parent, school nurse, and principal. All medication must be in the original labeled container. Students who carry and self-administer OTC medication must carry only one day’s dose in an original container with written permission of their parent/ guardian. A violation of this privilege may result in disciplinary action/ progressive discipline.
If you have any questions regarding medication administration at MSHS, please contact our school nurse, at 425-831-0224.
Health Services
This link on the Snoqualmie Valley School District web site has information on current health issues, district health forms, district health policies, school nursing staff links, and health resources for parents and students.
Students with Special Healthcare Needs
Students with life threatening conditions such as severe bee sting, severe food allergies, severe asthma, diabetes, seizures, etc., are required to have a medication or treatment order and emergency action plan in place before they start school each year. If a medication or treatment order is not provided, the district is required to exclude the child until such order has been provided. This requirement applies to students with a life-threatening condition who are new to the district and students who are already attending the school. Contact our school nurse to discuss your child’s healthcare needs at school.