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Nursing


School Nurse
817-744-5220
817-744-5200 (front office)

Nurse's Notes

​​KISD follows guidelines set by the Texas Dept of Health for communicable illness. Plea​​se keep your student at home for the following conditions: ​

  • ​Temperature of 100 degrees or above​​
  • Vomiting or diarrhea
  • Red, draining eyes​
  • Presence of lice in the hair
  • Rash of undetermined cause
  • Intense itching with open lesions
  • Open draining lesions
  • Undiagnosed scaly patches on the body or scalp
  • Pain/swelling in the angle of the jaw
  • Jaundice
  • Suffering from a reportable illness as defined by the TDH

NOTE: The State of Texas requires students to be fever free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) before returning to school. KISD Health Services recommends students with vomiting/diarrhea follow the same guidelines.
  ​State Vaccine Requirements for Students Grades K-12 This chart summarizes the immunization requirements ​incorporated in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 25 Health Services, Sections 97.61 to 97.72.  Vaccine Requirements ​ Health Screenings Hearing and vision screenings are mandated by the state of Texas for grades K, 1, 3, 5, 7 as well as incoming new students. Students will also be assessed for Acanthosis Nigricans, a pre-diabetes skin marker on the nape of the neck.
  Medication at School​

  • Student must have a medical necessity for the medication at school
  • Parent must complete a Medication Authorization Form
  • Medicine must be brought by an adult, in the original container, indicate a children's dose, and not be expired
  • Cough drops are considered an OTC medication per KISD, thus requiring a Medication Authorization Form
  • Medications must be picked up by a parent at the end of the school year or it will be discarded. No medication will be held over the summer.​​

Health Forms

Telemedicine

With Cook Children's School-based Telehealth program, your child and the school nurse can connect virtually to a Cook Children's board certified pediatrician or certified nurse practitioner from the school nurse's office. Conditions that can be treated include: Earaches, Fever, Coughs and Colds, Rashes and minor skin infections, Abrasions and scrapes, Strep Throat, Flu, and Pinkeye. Pre-registration in the program by the parent is required at schooltelemed.org. For more information, click here for link to Cook Children's Q&A document.