Health Office Updates
Marilyn was born and raised in San Diego, CA. While obtaining her first B.S. degree from UCSD in biochemistry, she volunteered her time in the emergency room at UCSD Hillcrest. Here she discovered her passion for medicine. She was inspired by the nurses’ sharp decision-making along with their deep compassion, which compelled her to pursue nursing. Marilyn graduated from National University with a B.S. in Nursing with honors. Throughout her coursework Marilyn soon realized she had both the aptitude and demeanor for caring for pediatric patients.
Her genuine compassion, flexible communication styles, and strong advocating voice helped secure her first nursing job at Rady Children’s Hospital in their emergency department, where she practiced for 2 years. Her bounding interests then lead her to Bend, Oregon, where she backpacked and hiked to her heart’s content, while rounding out her nursing knowledge caring for both adult and pediatric patients at St. Charles Medical Center for 3 years. After 5 years of dedicated pediatric and mixed adult/pediatric ER experience, Marilyn set her sights back on her hometown and pursued her dream job of becoming a school nurse.
At San Diego French-American School Marilyn enjoys being a kind, protective, and healing presence for the students, as well as a straightforward, approachable resource for their families.
- Students diagnosed with asthma should provide the school with a rescue inhaler at the beginning of each school year. Inhalers are stored in the health office to be administered as needed by the school nurse or front office staff.
- An Asthma Action Plan must be completed by the student’s pediatrician and must be renewed before each school year.
- Students may self-carry their rescue inhaler in addition to the one that is stored in the health office. In order to self-carry, students must pass the self-carry assessment.
- Daily preventive inhalers should be administered at home prior to students arriving to school (Singulair, Flovent, Advair, Pulmicort, Symbicort and QVAR).
- Epipens
- Students who are prescribed an epipen for their allergic reaction should provide the school with two epipens at the beginning of each school year. One epipen will be stored in the health office, and the other in the student’s classroom (or middle school office if student is in 6th-8th grade).
- An Allergy Action Plan must be completed by the student’s pediatrician and must be renewed before each school year.
- School lunches (Girard Gourmet)
- Girard Gourmet does not accommodate food allergies.
- If you still would like your child to receive school lunches through Girard Gourmet, please inform the school nurse and have their pediatrician complete this food allergy clearance form.
- For COVID information and policies, please refer to the SDFAS COVID Webpage.
- Please schedule an appointment with the school nurse to review the student’s care plan.
- Fast-acting insulin must be provided to the school to be stored in the health office.
- A blood glucometer must be provided to the school even if the student uses a continuous glucose monitor.
- If the student uses an insulin pump, backup tubing and supplies must be provided to the school.
- School orders for insulin must be provided before the beginning of each school year.
- Lice are a common occurrence in a school setting. They are not dangerous nor do they spread disease.
- A Parent’s Guide to Lice
- Students with lice may return to school once an at home treatment has been completed.
- Students with active seizures should provide the school with a seizure reversal medication at the beginning of each school year. Preventative seizure medication should be given at home prior to student’s arrival to school.
- A Seizure Action Plan must be completed by the student’s pediatrician and must be renewed before each school year.
To be able to administer medication (prescription and OTC) at school or on SDFAS field trips, state and local laws require the following every school year:
- Physical medication to be administered with original packaging and pharmacy label.
- Physician Recommendation for Medication During the School Day (requires pediatrician and parent signatures).
- SDFAS is please to offer select OTC medications to students during the school day (acetaminophen, calcium carbonate, diphenhydramine, ibuprofen, bacitracin ointment).
- Parents must complete an OTC medication parental consent form at the beginning of each year to opt in.
- SDFAS COVID website
- Students who are unable to participate in the school day in a meaningful way due to symptoms should go home to rest
- Students will be sent home if symptomatic.
- A Sunscreen/Topical Ointment Form must be completed prior to every school year.
- Parents/guardians must place the completed form and the desired sunscreen or OTC ointment in its original packaging in a ziplock bag labeled with the child’s full name, and communicate directly with teachers regarding the reapplication request.
