A Note from: Mary Bersagel, RN
Phone: 512-428-3804 Fax: 512-428-3890 Welcome to Live Oak Elementary Please keep your child home if vomiting (ill) or has a fever (temperature greater than 100). This is district policy and helps to prevent the spread of illness to others. Your child is still considered contagious if their fever is reduced as a result of Tylenol or Ibuprofen. Students must be excluded from school until fever free (temperature less than 100 degrees) for 24 hours without medication. Communicable Disease – Please report all communicable disease to the nurse’s office. This information is useful in preventing the spread of illness in the school. Examples include strep, pink eye, chickenpox, impetigo and scarlet fever. Or any questionable rash. Pre-Kinder, Kinder and 1st Graders - Please provide change of clothes in their backpack in case of restroom accidents. (This will prevent parents from making a trip to school) Hand washing – It is the first line of defense in the spread of illness. Emphasize good hand washing and practice it with your child. All medications must be administered through the health clinic, unless administered by the parent. All medication must be delivered and picked up by a parent/guardian. Medications given 3 times daily or less should be given at home unless time sensitive. 1. A written request to administer medication form must be completed by the parent for all medications, prescription as well as over the counter. (This includes cough drops, Herbal, Zinc and Vitamin C drops may not be given at school. They are considered supplements and are not regulated by the FDA.) 2. Medications must be in the original container and properly labeled. Parents requesting a dose different than the doctor’s orders, must have written authorization from doctor. 3. Prescription medications need to be prescribed to the child taking the medication with the correct dosing on the pharmacy label. 4. If your child requires an inhaler for as needed use, please provide an extra one to be left at school with the pharmacy label. |
RRISD has had Flu Clinics Canceled for 10/27/17. Sorry for the inconvenience. I do not know why. This is a program separate from the schools and was offered by E3 Alliance. Phone number on consent form below, if needed.
Again, sorry for any inconvenience. Mary Bersagel, RN E3 Alliance Flu Shot Program on campus on October 27, 2017 on Friday. Please have consent form in by Oct 25.
Student Medication Reminder If your child has medication in the nurse's office, please be sure to pick it up on or before June 1, 2017. No medication will be sent home with students. (Per district policy). Any medicine left in the nurse's office after June 2nd will be disposed of properly. No medications will be left in office over the summer. Thank You, Mary Bersagel, RN 512-428-3804 Head Lice – Discuss with your child the importance of not sharing combs, hats and helmets to reduce the spread of head lice. Check your child’s hair at home periodically. Please notify the school nurse if your child has head lice.
Screenings – Vision, Hearing, Acanthosis Nigracans screenings will be done in the fall for 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades. Vision and Hearing for KG. Please notify us of any changes in your contact information, health information and emergency contact numbers. Immunizations must be current. If your child needs additional immunizations please get them over the summer. Your child will not be allowed to start school until we have valid documentation of current immunizations on file. This is district and state mandated. Clothes Closet – this service is two-fold. If you need help with clothing for your child, please stop by the nurse’s office and request a referral form. If you have gently used clothing that your child has outgrown, please donate (in nurses office) it to clinic and Clothes Closet. ***Be sure to send your child with adequate sleep and a good breakfast.*** The goal is to keep your child healthy, safe, and in their classroom participating and learning. Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns at 512-428-3804. Mary Bersagel, RN |