Clinic

Clinic Information

Parents:
It is very important that you read and understand the following information. If you have any questions, please contact the clinic at 713-944-2450 ext. 530.

Prescription Medication	Over-The-Counter Medication	Information about Picking-up you Student
Procedure for Picking-up you Student	Immunizations	Student Information

Prescription Medication

No student is allowed to bring any kind of medication to the clinic. Any prescription medication that must be administered during school hours must be delivered to the nurse by the parent. At that time, a consent form must be signed by the parent – if a student brings medication instead of the parent, it will be locked in the clinic and the parent will be called to the school to pick up the medication. Medication will NEVER be returned to a student. Please refer to the student handbook for more detailed information.

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Over-The-Counter Medication

No over-the-counter medications can be brought to, or used, at school.

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Information about Picking-up you Student

Students are not to call parents to pick them up due to illness except from the clinic phones. If a parent arrives to pick a student up and that student has not been seen or assessed in the clinic, the parent will be referred to the assistant principal’s office.

No student will be denied a request to call their parent from the clinic. However, because not EVERY student with a minor complaint needs to be sent home, the nurse will try to do whatever possible to keep students in school, so long as they are not contagious or so ill they cannot remain in school.

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Procedure for Picking-up you Student

When you do need to pick your child up in the clinic you first must sign in at the switchboard/receptionist. She will give you a badge identifying you before you go to the clinic. This must be done every time you arrive on campus to pick up your child.

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Immunizations

When your child is due for an immunization, the nurse will send a notice to your home indicating which shot your child needs. After your child receives the immunization, please make sure a copy of the verification is brought to the nurse by yourself or by the student. Until the nurse receives the written documentation, it is assumed the child has not had the immunization. All students must be kept up-to-date on their shots to remain in school.

Immunization Guidelines

State law and school district policy require appropriate documentation of the following immunizations for all students, regardless of age or program, in Texas elementary and secondary schools. Documentation of immunizations must include day, month and year. Vaccine doses administered less than or equal to four (4) days before the minimum interval or age shall be counted as valid.

Proof of immunizations shall consist of personal records by a licensed physician or public health clinic with a signature or rubber-stamp validation. A student who has not previously been enrolled in a school and/or district in Texas must obtain immunizations - to the extent it is medically feasible - before he/she will be eligible to enroll. Thereafter, additional immunizations must be completed as soon as it is medically feasible. A student transferring from another school and/or district in Texas shall be allowed to enroll pending receipt of immunization records. A grace period of no more than thirty (30) calendar days shall be allowed for the school to receive such records. One week (7 calendar days) shall be allowed for updating incomplete immunization records received during this 30-day period. The principal shall exclude, but not withdraw, the student for non-compliance. Such absences are unexcused and in violation of compulsory attendance laws. For a list of the immunizations needed please visit the PISD Website.

Immunization Exemption Policy

Upon receipt of a certificate or affidavit as specified in the law, exceptions from compliance may be permitted on an individual basis.

Medical Reasons: The student must present a statement signed by the student's physician (M.D. or D.O.), duly registered and licensed to practice medicine in the United States who has examined the student, in which it is stated that, in the physician's opinion, the vaccine required is medically contraindicated or poses a significant risk to the health and well-being of the student or any member of the student's household. The physician's statement must identify the specific vaccine(s) and reasons why they would pose a significant risk to the student or any member of the student's household. Unless it is written in the statement that a lifelong condition exists, the exemption statement is valid for only one year from the date signed by the physician.

If the student's parent or guardian declines vaccinations for reasons of conscience, including because of the person's religious beliefs, the parent or guardian must present to the school a notarized official Texas Department of Health affidavit requesting the immunization exemption. No other forms or reproductions will be allowed. Parents or guardians must request affidavit forms in writing and include the child's full name and date of birth. Written requests for the affidavit must be submitted through the United States Postal Service, commercial carrier, facsimile (512-458-7544) or hand delivery to the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Immunization and Pharmacy Support, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. If the student is transferring from another Texas school and awaiting the transfer of immunization records, including the official TDH vaccine exemption affidavit, Texas Education Agency policy requires a school district to provisionally enroll the student for no more than 30 calendar days. The vaccine exemption affidavit must be renewed two years from the date notarized. Students who have not received the required immunizations for reasons of conscience, including religious beliefs, may be excluded from school in times of emergency or epidemic declared by the commissioner of public health.

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Student Information

If you change address or phone numbers during the school year please notify the nurse. This is very important! In the event your child becomes ill or hurt at school we must have current names and numbers in order to contact you. Also, please keep the nurse informed about any specific health condition that your child has, so the nurse can give the treatment your student needs.

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