Nurse/Campus Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melissa Hail School Nurse

 

If you are having difficulty deciding when to send a student to school, the guidelines below may help. These guidelines are based on Texas Administrative Code 97.7 (last updated March 27, 2024). 

• Temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or greater; please measure temperature BEFORE giving Tylenol, Ibuprofen or any fever-reducing medicine. Once your student has a fever over 100, they MUST be fever-free for 24 hours without  fever-reducing medicine in order to return to school
• Red or pink eyes WITH matting, crusting, or drainage
• Chicken Pox – until cleared by doctor, fever-free, and all blisters are crusted and healing 
• Diarrhea (generally, 3 or more loose stools in the past 24 hours or 2 loose stools this morning)
• Impetigo – Blisters and drainage must be improving and covered completely with a clean dry bandage before returning
• COVID/FLU symptoms (fever and/or a combination of other symptoms such as chills, frequent cough, shortness or breath or difficulty breathing, sudden fatigue, muscle or body aches, new loss of taste and/or smell, sore throat, congestion or nasal drainage, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea). For a student who tests POSITIVE for COVID or FLU, please notify your attendance clerk. There is no longer a requirement to isolate for a diagnosis of COVID. For either COVID or FLU, please follow the advice of your doctor if you have seen one. If not, please stay home until FEVER FREE (i.e. temperature is 99.9 or lower) WITHOUT fever-reducing medication such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, DayQuil, etc.
• Ringworm if the area cannot be covered OR if the student is unable to refrain from scratching the area. Otherwise, keep home until antifungal medication has been administered and area is showing sign of improvement
• Viral rash if fever is present, rash that resembles POX, or other unidentified rash; if in doubt, RN will refer to MD or parent must keep home until rash clears
• Vomiting (generally, 3 or more times in past 24 hours or 2 times this morning)
• Lethargic or unusually irritable behavior
• Cough, sneezing, or runny nose that interferes with your student’s ability to read, write, or follow instruction. These symptoms could be attributed to allergies.  If they occur frequently, seek treatment by a medical professional so that the student may attend class regularly with symptom control.

These are the minimum requirements for exclusion from in-person learning. Students may be sent home at the discretion of the campus nurse for other reasons that are not listed here. Parents must carefully consider when to bring students back to class.

Immunization Requirements