• Clinic Procedures

    It is required that any illness/injury occurring at home be taken care of at home. 

    Student’s will not be allowed to remain in school if he/she complains of any of the following:

    • temperature of 100.0 or greater
    • vomiting and/or diarrhea
    • an undetermined rash
    • being too ill to remain at school

    To prevent exposing other students unnecessarily to illness, a student should not come to school if he/she has the following symptoms:

    • Vomiting and/or diarrhea the morning of school
    • An undetermined rash
    • A temperature of 100.0 or greater within the past 24 hours

     

    Medications

    All medications (prescription and non-prescription) must be furnished by the parent/guardian and appropriate medication administration forms must be completed by the parent/guardian. Medication will be delivered to the clinic by the parent/guardian in the original and properly labeled container. Medication will be returned to the parent/guardian or another adult which the parent/guardian can designate at the end of the year.

    Immunizations:

    Parents/guardians are responsible for providing and updating the required immunization records for your student to enroll and to remain in school. Students will be excluded in accordance with the state of Texas requirements.  

    Please refer to the link below for more information about Texas State Minimum Vaccine Requirements for 2025-2026.

    https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/LIDS-Immunizations/pdf/pdf_stock/6-14.pdf

    Contagious Illnesses

    To protect our students from contagious illnesses, students infected with certain diseases are not allowed to come to school while contagious. If a parent suspects that his/her child has a contagious disease the parent should contact Nurse Winters directly, so that those who might have been exposed to the disease can be alerted.

    Some examples of contagious illness include but are not limited to:

    • Chicken Pox (Varicella) – Child may return to school after all blisters have crusted.
    • Impetigo (bacterial rash) – Child may return to school with written permission from the physician after treatment has begun.
    • Conjunctivitis (pink eye) – Child may return to school with written permission from the physician or when the eyes are clear.
    • Ringworm of the skin – The affected area must stay covered until rash is gone.
    • Scabies – Child may return with written permission from the physician after treatment.
    • Tuberculosis (TB) – Child may return to school with written permission from the physician after treatment has begun.

     

    Please contact Nurse Winters regarding your student's health issues and concerns, hospitalizations and/or treatment changes.

     

    FAQs

    Where is the clinic? We are located at the front of the building on the left-hand side, just beyond the attendance office.  

    What do you need to know about the health of my student? Yearly, parents/guardians will be requested to review/update their student’s health issues (if any), including allergies, current and previous health conditions and current medications (including those taken at home). Please keep the clinic updated about health issues, medication changes, extended illness and hospitalizations during the year. This is important information for us to keep current in our records. Often the school nurse is the last to know!

    What health information is shared with the faculty? Critical alerts such as insulin-dependent diabetes, life-threatening allergies, and seizures are shared with the student’s teachers each semester. Other health concerns are shared if this knowledge or lack of knowledge may affect your student’s health, safety, or educational needs. We respect your wishes in this area.

    What if my student is ill? Please keep your student home if he/she has had a temperature of 100 degrees or higher within the past 24 hours (giving Tylenol, Advil, or generic equivalents to lower the temp does not count), if your student is throwing up before school, if he/she has had diarrhea within the past 24 hours or if he/she is feeling too ill to come to school. If your student gets ill with any of these symptoms at school, he or she has to go home.

    How does my student contact me about illnesses or injuries at school? Your student needs to come to the clinic. If you get a text from your student that he/she is ill, please tell him/her to go to the clinic. Your student can call you from the clinic. It is very awkward for you to show up to pick up your student before your student has come to the clinic.

    Who can pick up my student? A parent or guardian should pick up a student. If you choose to send a friend or family member, please speak to us first so we do not keep this person standing in the clinic while we try to contact you. If your student cannot reach you and has exhausted every contact number for you and left verbal messages for you, we will attempt to contact your designated alternates.

    Is my student excused if he goes home from the clinic? Yes, the clinic sign-out sheet serves as your note for that day only. Even if you are told that your student must remain home for the next day, you must provide a note to the attendance office.

    What is the proper way to handle medications needed during the school day? NEW - All medications (prescription or over-the-counter) needing to be given during the school day require BOTH a parent AND a doctor's signature on the medication permission form.  All forms must be completed before bringing the medication to the clinic.

    Students are not allowed to carry medications at school except for emergency medications (inhalers, Epipens and Insulin).

    All medication must be delivered to the clinic by the parent or guardian, in the original container, with paperwork stating the full name of the student, the physician’s name, the name of the medication, the amount of medication to be given, when the medication is to be given, the length of time the medication is to be given, the reason the medication is to be given and your signature and date.

    District medication forms are located on the website: www.fortbendisd.com/Page/888 Emergency meds have different forms that must be updated yearly.

     Please see the nurse at the beginning of each school year. Medications should be picked up within 2 weeks of the end of treatment or at the end of the school year. Medications left at the end of the school year will be properly discarded.

    What about immunizations? Parents/guardians are responsible for providing and updating the required immunization records for your student to enter school and remain in school. We send reminders of upcoming immunization due dates for your convenience.

    What if my student is injured, temporarily disabled or recovering from an illness or surgery? We are your student’s advocate. We can write a pass for additional time between classes, we can contact teachers and coaches about activity restrictions and other needed classroom interventions. Please keep us informed!