Illness
Students
with symptoms of illness such as fever, frequent productive cough,
nausea and/or vomiting, excessively runny rose should not be sent to
school. If a child arrives at school exhibiting these or similar
symptoms, the nurse may dismiss the child from school, and it shall be
the parent’s responsibility to pick up him or her. Should it be
necessary for an ill child to go home at any time during the school day,
he or she may not go home alone. The child will be released only to a
parent, guardian or other authorized adult.
If the doctor has prescribed an antibiotic for your child, he or she should be kept home for at least 24 hours after beginning the medication or until he or she would be considered non-contagious. All communicable diseases are subject to the restrictions of the State of Texas and students may be excluded accordingly.
Recess
Because
recess is an important part of a student’s physical and social
education, weather permitting, all students are required to go outside.
Exceptions are made only with a doctor’s note restricting outside play.
The decision to have outside
recess during cold weather depends on the temperature and wind chill
factor. Shorter recess times are scheduled on very cold days. It is
the parents’ responsibility to see that their child comes to school
dressed appropriately for the weather each day; i.e. mittens, boots,
warm jacket.
Nutrition
As
educators, it our responsibility to reinforce proper nutrition habits
and choices with children. Breakfast really is the most important meal
of the day and enables children to concentrate, co-operate, and learn
better. Any foods from the five food groups can be an acceptable
breakfast, even if it is on the run.
If for some reason your student did not eat at home, breakfast is also offered at school every morning. Snack time provides your child with an opportunity to eat something nutritious that can replenish energy and support his or her best performance throughout the day.
This will pertain more to Pre-K and Kindergarten students. We seek your help in eliminating unhealthy snacks, i.e. soda and sweets and ask that you monitor the healthier snacks your students bring to school.
Head Lice Prevention
We
recommend that parents check their child’s hair weekly for head lice.
Please contact the school nurse if any are found so other children in
the class can be checked. The school nurse shall conduct periodic
examinations of student’s heads at appropriate times. Such exams may be
of an entire class or of selected students. A student found to have
head lice or nits (eggs) will be informed privately, and a parent will
be called to pick him or her up. The child’s hair must be treated with
a lice killing product, and all nits must be removed. The student may
return to class as soon as this procedure has been completed, and the
school nurse has confirmed that no lice/nits remain.
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HSD Health and Medical Services Immunization Fact
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