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HEALTH OFFICE REMINDERS

Every new school year:

• All students must have up-to-date vaccinations to attend school.
• Update your contact & emergency contact(s) information.
• Have a plan on what to do if your child needs to go home, especially if you’re not available.
• Follow the 24-hour fever-free vomit-free diarrhea-free rule before returning your child to school. 
• Report communicable diseases to the nurse (ex.Covid, strep, chicken pox, flu and lice).
• All medications must have a doctor's written order, even over-the-counter medications like Tylenol, Advil, or eye drops.

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HEALTHY STUDENTS MAKE BETTER LEARNERS

Students should stay at home if any of these symptoms exist:

• Fever 100.0 F or greater
• Body aches
• Chills
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Severe Headache
• Rash
• Shortness of Breath
• Difficulty breathing
• Loss of taste or smell
• Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea

Students should only return to school:

• When the temperature is normal for the past 24 hours without fever-reducing medication
• When diarrhea or vomiting has stopped for a full 24 hours without the aid of medication
• 24 hours after a student takes a prescribed antibiotic
• A student feels well enough to be in school for a full day

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MEDICATION FORMS

Medication Administration Request Form - English & Espanol

Self-Administration of Prescribed Asthma-Anaphylaxis Medicine by Student Form - English

Formulario de autoadministración de medicamentos recetados para el asma y la anafilaxia por parte del estudiante - Español

Specialized Health Care Procedure Authorization Form - English

Formulario de autorización de trámite de atención médica especializada - Español

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IMMUNIZATION INFO 

Texas Immunization Requirements for K-12 

Medical Exemption Form

• A physician licensed to practice medicine in the United States must complete the form or write a letter (you cannot use a homeopathic practitioner or chiropractor).
• The form/letter is good for 1 school year, then a new form/letter will have to be obtained for the following school year.

Affidavit Request for Exemption from Immunizations for Reason of Conscience 

• This affidavit is good for 2 years, then you will have to reapply.
• For your convenience, Kirkpatrick ES has a notary on staff.

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SCREENING INFO

• Hearing and Vision screenings for all pupils in grades PK, K, 1, 3, 5, and 7.
• Height and Weight screenings for all pupils in grades 3 and 5.
• Acanthosis Nigricans screenings, a pre-diabetes skin marker on the nape of the neck, for all pupils in grades 1, 3, 5, and 7.
• Spinal screenings for females in grade 5 (10 yo) and males in grade 8 (14 yo).
• All screenings are performed on new students.

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FIELD TRIP INFO

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