Clinic

Important details
Please inform the school is your student has been diagnosed with a reportable condition such as flu, strep throat, staph, ringworm, pinkeye, chicken pox etc. Please encourage your student to come to the clinic if they are feeling ill during the school day. Students should not text parents that they are ill. Any communication regarding illness should come from the clinic in order for the absence to be excused by the nurse. Please be aware of Katy ISD 24 hour rule regarding fever (100.0 degrees or higher), vomiting and diarrhea. Please keep your student home until they are free of these symptoms without medication for 24 hours. Please notify the nurse if your child has a change in their medical history. It is important that our records are up to date to best assist your child in the clinic. Please keep contact information, phone numbers, and emergency contact information current.

Health Services

24 Hour Rule

Students who demonstrate signs and symptoms of illness or a possible communicable disease should be referred to the school clinic for further assessment. Those with an elevated temperature of 100 degrees or above or those who vomit or have diarrhea must be isolated and sent home. The student must be fever free without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours before he/she can be allowed back to school. Those excluded due to vomiting or diarrhea must also be free of symptoms without the use of preventative medications before being allowed back to school. (Administrative Regulation FFAD)

Immunization Requirements

Katy ISD follows the Texas Department of State Health Services recommendation for immunization compliance in order for a student to attend school. The law requires that all students be as up-to-date as medically feasible in order to attend classes. The immunization vaccine requirements for each grade level are listed on the Katy ISD website. Exemptions to the immunization requirements are allowable on an individual basis for medical contraindications, reasons of conscience-including religious belief, and active duty with the armed forces of the United States. For further information, visit the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Medication Administration

Short term ( 15 days or less) and long term (15 days or more) medications are sometimes prescribed for students to be given during the school day. In such cases, regulations governing administration of medication during school hours must be strictly adhered to by school personnel. Any natural and/or homeopathic products, not FDA approved, will not be dispensed by school personnel.