Please, No Cough Drops in School

Due to concerns about choking, children wanting them like candy, and their lack of
any noticeable effect, cough drops are not permitted in school.  Cough drops will
not be dispensed by the school nurses and they are not to be sent into school from
home.   The school nurses will provide salt water gargles to students having
difficulty with coughing.
We suggest instead that parents dispense cough medication (as approved by your
doctor) at home in the morning or, if essential, send liquid cough medication to
school following the instructions on a yellow medication permission card.  If the
cough is so severe that it will be disruptive to the class in spite of cough
medication, please keep your child at home and follow up with your child's doctor.  
Thank you for your cooperation.
St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School