Please help maintain a healthy school envrionment by following the recommendations listed below.

Children should be kept home from school for the following reasons: 

• Has had a temperature of 100.0 degrees or more in the last 24 hours
• Has had any vomiting the night before or the morning of school
• Has had diarrhea (more than twice) the night before or the morning of school
• Has a persistant or productive cough
• Has a continually runny nose with white, green, or yellow mucus
• Has an eye/eyes that appear red, itchy, and crusty
• Has a rash of unkown cause anywhere on the body 

Services provided by the nurse are:

• First Aid
• Assessment of illnesses
• Monitoring sick students until they are well enough to return to class or released to their parent/guardian
• Administration of prescription or over-the-counter medication as per Medication policy*
• Creating and implementating plans of care for students with chronic illnessnes 
• Vision, hearing, and scoliosis screenings
• Evaluation of immunization status based on Texas law
• Communication and collaboration with parents, teachers, and administraion on the health needs of the student
• Prevention and early recognition of communicable diseases
• Refferals and follow ups for students who have been identified as needed