Pond Springs Elementary
Clinic Guidelines
CLINIC GUIDELINES
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WHEN TO KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME FROM SCHOOL
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and RRISD recommend that students be kept home from school if any of the following conditions exist:
Signs of severe illness, including fever, irritability, difficulty breathing, crying that doesn’t stop with the usual comforting, or extreme sleepiness.
Diarrhea or stools that contain blood or mucus. A child with diarrheal illness must stay home until they are diarrhea-free without the use of diarrheal-suppressing medication for 24 hours.
Vomiting two or more times in 24 hours, unless a physician feels the cause of vomiting is not an infectious disease, writes a note to that affect and the student is in no danger of becoming dehydrated.
Mouth sores and drooling until a physician or the health authority does not feel the condition is infectious.
Fever, rash, or a change in behavior, until a physician has determined that the problem is not caused by an infectious disease.
Fever: Students with a temperature of 100˚F or above will be sent home. To prevent the spread of a contagious disease, ill students must be symptom free and fever free without the use of temperature reducing medications for 24 hours before returning to school.
IMMUNIZATIONS
Please send updated immunizations to the clinic. District and state policy mandate that students be excluded from school until all vaccines are current.
MEDICATIONS
Do not send medications in with your student. An adult needs to drop off and pick up all medications. A written request to administer medications must be completed by the parent for all medications, prescription and over-the-counter. A Request to Administer Medication form can be found on the forms page.
Short-term medications (antibiotics, rx eye drops, etc) must have a written doctor order to be administered at school.
Cough drops are considered medication. Please do not send cough drops in your student's back pack. They need to be kept in the clinic with a medication form completed.
CRUTCHES AND WHEELCHAIRS AT SCHOOL
Crutches and wheelchairs are considered medical devices, and will need to have a doctor's order. Please fax (512-464-4290), email (bethany_taylor@roundrockisd.org), or hand-deliver the order to the clinic the first day your student returns to school with the device. Contact the nurse if you need more information.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Please report all communicable diseases to the clinic. This information is useful in helping to prevent the spread of illness in the school. Examples include strep throat, chickenpox, pink eye, impetigo, and scarlet fever.
SCREENINGS
Screenings will be conducted on mandated grades, new students, or requested by school staff. Screenings include hearing, vision, scoliosis, and Acanthosis Nigricans. Please see the student handbook for details.
CLOTHES CLOSET
If you need help with clothing for your student, please stop by the clinic to receive a referral form. All requests are confidential.
PK, K, and 1st
Please allow your child to carry a changes of clothes in their backpack in case of accidents. This will prevent parents from making a trip to the school.
Covid-19
Students who are Covid positive must remain out of school until they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication per the TEA and DSHS guidelines.
