Health Services

To contact a nursing team member, please call your child's school and ask for a health team member. The health team is available Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 3:15 pm on scheduled school days. The fax number for the Health Service Office is (920) 748-4620.

All medications (prescriptions and over-the-counter items) must be delivered to the school office by an adult. All medications for students must be kept in the health office. Students may NOT carry or keep medication(s) in their lockers or backpacks unless written permission from the parents and the prescribing physician is on file in the health office.   All medications brought to the office to be administered to a student must be in the original, labeled container. Over-the-counter items must be labeled with the student’s name and come in a new sealed bottle or packaging.   
School Board Policy 5330

• MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION FORM for prescribed and over-the-counter medications 
  If medication is prescribed the prescribing physician’s signature is required
• Health Office Medication Process

All students are required to provide written evidence establishing that they have completed the first immunization for each vaccine requirement. Students must also be on a schedule based on the DHS immunization requirements, or submit a written waiver of those requirements no later than the 30th day of school.
School Board Policy 5320

All waivers for the 25-26 school year are due by October 16, 2025.

• Public Immunization Registry Access (Wisconsin immunizations only)
• Immunization Record and Waiver 
• Immunization Record and Waiver Spanish

For more information on immunization requirements and changes see the DHS Immunization Website.

We follow School Health Associates' Injury and Illness protocol when treating illnesses and injuries that may occur while at school. 
WISHeS Injury and Illness Protocols

Emergency Incident and Injury

If a severe incident or injury occurs, a medical emergency response team (consisting of staff trained in CPR, first aid, and administration of emergency medication such as inhalers or EpiPens) will respond, and 911 will be called if needed. There are bleeding control kits, and AEDs in each school.
School Policy 5310.01

Communicable Diseases

Ripon Area School District follows the Wisconsin Department of Health’s recommendations on exclusion for communicable diseases.
Wisconsin Communicable Disease Chart

Reasons for a Student to Stay Home Due to Illness

• A child with a fever of 100.4 F or higher needs to stay home until they are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication. 
• Students with vomiting must stay home until asymptomatic for 24 hours. 
• Students with diarrhea must stay home until asymptomatic for 48 hours.  
• Students with an infection, such as strep throat, requiring antibiotic treatment, must be on antibiotics at home for 24 hours before returning to school. 
• Generally, if a child feels too ill to participate in classroom activities, regardless of fever, they should be at home. 

If your student will be absent due to illness please call the attendance line for their respective school. 

• Barlow Park Elementary: (920) 748-1540
• Murray Park  Elementary: (920) 748-4694
• Ripon Middle School: (920) 748-4634
• Ripon High School: (920) 748-4636

School Board Policy 8450, Policy 8456, Policy 5340, Policy 8451

Chronic Health Conditions

Asthma, seizures, diabetes, severe allergies, insect sting allergies or any other health issue should be discussed with the district school nurse. Action Plans are utilized to assist our health teams for students who may have a health condition that may result in needing emergency care. These forms need to be completed by a parent and physician. 
School Board Policy 5335

Asthma Action Plan
Seizure Action Plan
Anaphylactic Allergy Action Plan (FARE Form)
Anaphylactic Allergy Action Plan  Spanish (FARE Form)
Dietary Accommodations Form
Dietary Accommodations Form Spanish