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Control of
Communicable Diseases
The school nurse or
health assistant may exclude from school any student
suspected of having a communicable disease.
Emergency Care
Students ill with a
temperature of 100.4 degrees or above will be sent home. To
prevent the spread of communicable disease, ill students
must be symptom free and fever free without the use of
temperature reducing medications for 24 hours before
returning to school.
General Health
Please provide
written notification to the school nurse or health assistant
if your child has specific health problems.
Head Lice Control
Lice examinations
will be made periodically at all elementary schools. The
nurse will contact parents of the infested children about
treatment. Infested children shall be removed from school
until proof of treatment is established and children are
free of lice.
Information Update
It is
important that the registration form data be kept current.
Please notify your child's school immediately of any change
of phone number, address, alternate contact persons, or
medical conditions. This is particularly of concern with
regard to contacting you in case of an emergency.
Medication
We cannot provide
medicines for students. Parents must provide any medication
needed during school hours or kept for emergency use. When
medicine must be at school, Texas law requires that it be
furnished in its ORIGINAL LABELED CONTAINER with the
parent’s signed WRITTEN REQUEST and DIRECTIONS. The
container, and your notes, must include: student’s name,
name of the medicine, purpose of medicine, dose, time of day
or when it is needed, and how the medicine is to be taken.
Include telephone numbers where you can be called if there
are concerns.
THE SCHOOL REQUIRES THAT ALL
MEDICINE BE CHECKED INTO THE OFFICE. Please do not let your
child carry medications to school. It is best if an adult
brings the medication to the nurse. Medication forms are
available in the nurse’s office and the school office.
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