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The policy in the Rappahannock County School System is every straight forward: teachers are not to recommend nor even suggest Ritalin.
They can inform parents that they think the student may have a problem, that attention deficit or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADD or ADHD) might be the cause and that medical testing be considered.
If a child already has a prescription for Ritalin, and needs to receive a dosage during school hours, that child’s individual medication is kept in the nurse’s office and is dispensed only by the nurse who is a RN.
Pursuant to the school’s drug policy, a student is not allowed to carry any drugs, prescription or otherwise.
Any medication is to be brought to the school by a parent or a guardian and retrieved by the same when the medical condition no longer exists or when the school year is over.
The Special Education Advisory Committee put on a very informative program at the elementary school last spring about ADD/ADHD. Tbpics covered ranged from behavior management to dietary control to blue-green algae to Ritalin.
All sides received a fair hearing and the result was a sharing of a tremendous amount of knowledge. Should anyone be interested in advancing their familiarity with this topic, Mrs. Helen Williams at the School Board Office, 987-8773, has a large collection of material.
In the meantime, rest assured that in Rappahannock at least, Ritalin is not seen as a cureall for ADD/ADHD and is not being recommended, prescribed nor dispensed by unauthorized personnel.
SHERRY HAMILL-HUFF
Flint Hill
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