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Lost controlled medication!

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mummybug355 · 02/07/2025 16:28

My child had their first settling in session today and I'm feeling so failed already and worried about how secondary education is going to go.
I'm so angry as well. They are on ADHD medication that is a controlled drug it was handed into reception this morning and they failed to give it to them and failed to check up on it when they mentioned to a teacher that they weren't given any. Upon talking to a teacher they have failed to find the meds and have no idea where it has gone. Who does this need reporting to? This is a class B drug without a prescription and they have no idea where it is! On day one I'm so scared about how failed my child will be if this is the start

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Cappuccino5 · 02/07/2025 16:45

This is a conversation for the school nurse, not reception staff. You should never have left it with them in the first place. Looking after medication or giving it out is not their job whatsoever and it is ridiculous to place the blame on them for this reason. A plan should’ve been agreed in advance and the onus would’ve been on you as the parent to arrange this. For the sake of a day surely your DS could’ve looked after his own medication?

HundredMilesAnHour · 02/07/2025 16:40

I don’t understand why your child didn’t take their meds before school? Rather than putting the responsibility on the school to administer a controlled drug? And surely it would make more sense to just take that day’s dose into school rather than all of them??

I suggest you give the school time to find the meds. They’ve probably been put somewhere for safekeeping and it’s a little soon to start panicking and talking about reporting.

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