ASTHMA AND SCHOOL

Could your child's school day be impacted by their asthma?

If your child suffers from asthma, please consider talking to their doctor about medications they should have available to them during school hours. You can ask them for a prescription for school, or take our school form to request physician's authorization for medications to be taken at school (see below). With parent and physician authorization, staff can assist your child with their medication(s) during school hours. If they can take their medication independently, we kindly request that parent and physician authorization is completed to designate that they may self-administer their medication. We appreciate your assistance in obtaining this prescription for school as without it, students are not permitted to carry or self-administer medication(s) and staff cannot assist to administer any medication for safety reasons. (California Education Code 33308.5, 49400, 49423)

Please be sure to talk to your child's school nurse about your child's medication so that an asthma action plan (like the one to the left) can be developed to help your child stay healthy and safe at school. Thank you for your assistance and we look forward to a healthy and safe school year!


Click here to go to Venture's: 
"Prescribed Medications Administered in School" form
"Medicamentos Prescritos Administrados en la Escuela" formar

Click here to go to
Asthma Action Plan for Home and School in English  
Plan de accion contra el asma en Spanish

Air Quality

Click here to check the forecast for air quality in the Stockton area near Venture Academy. The information is updated frequently, however, technology can malfunction in which case best judgement should be used to decide if a student with asthma and/or chronic lung conditions should play outside.

American Lung Association

For more information on asthma, please go to American Lung Association for resources.

Back to School Asthma Management Tips

Tips from American Lung Association on Asthma and going back to school.