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Health Information

Savanah Molinar, BSN RN
Located in Elementary Office
(830) 563-2491, ext. 224
Dear Parents,
 
I am excited to share that we are partnering with Goodside Health to bring on-demand telehealth services to our school! Through our partnership, your child can be tested and treated for Strep, Flu, and COVID-19 as well as sore throat, headache, skin rash, pink eye, upset stomach, and the common cold. Goodside Health even allows children to receive age-appropriate mental health screenings with parental consent. 
 
The medical providers can treat all students regardless of residency or insurance status with most visits delivered at little to no cost to families and translation services are available. Parents can also be included in the telehealth visit without having to leave work!
 
We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. This program is optional. You may click the button below to learn more about this program and the services included.
 
Thank you,
 
Savanah Molinar, BSN RN
District Nurse

Please save this number to your contacts so that I can reach you quickly in case of emergency. 563-2491 ext. 224, you may also use the remind app. I will periodically send out health information that pertains to our district via Remind.

Email Nurse Molinar and your child’s teacher. An absence remains unexcused until a note is received. A doctor’s note is required to excuse absences longer than 3 days.

  • Fever: Temperature less than 100.0° F for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.
  • Vomiting: 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting.
  • Diarrhea: Diarrhea-free for 24 hours without the use of diarrhea-suppressing medication.
  • Common Cold: Fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-suppressing medication.
  • Strep throat: On antibiotics and fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-suppressing medication.
  • Flu (influenza): Fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-suppressing medication.
  • Pink eye (bacterial or viral conjunctivitis): A doctor’s note is required unless symptom-free.
  • Head lice: After treatment, your student is welcome to return the following school day if they are lice & nit free.
  • For a complete list of school exclusions required for communicable diseases, go to www.dshs.state.tx.us .
  • Cough, extreme congestion, & fatigue without fever: Keep your child’s comfort in mind. Sick kids need to rest.
  • If symptoms develop during the night: Keep children at home until you are sure they are symptom-free.
  • Bring medications to the school nurse. Students are not allowed to carry medication to school.
  • State law prohibits school nurses from administering “stock” medications to students, (e.g., Tylenol, Advil).
  • Complete a “Brackett ISD Medication Authorization” form for the medications you bring.
  • Bring medications in the original containers (boxes or bottles) with dosing instructions on the label.
  • Prescription medications (including inhalers) must have a pharmacy label with the child’s name, drug and dose.
  • Pharmacists can print duplicate prescription labels if you discarded the original or need an extra bottle labeled for school.
  • Medications must be picked up on the last day of school or be destroyed (state law). Create a reminder today!

 Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Diabetes, Seizures, Heart Conditions, Cystic Fibrosis, etc.

  • Contact the school nurse if your child has a chronic health condition or a vision, hearing or mobility impairment.
  • Ask your child’s doctor to complete and sign a care plan for your child’s condition(s) over the summer every year.
  • Bring the care plan and your child’s medications to the school nurse before the first day of school.
  • Send all requests for PE and recess excuses to the school nurse.
  • Let the nurse know the nature of your child’s illness or injury.
  • A doctor’s note is required if your child will miss more than 3 days of PE/Recess.
  • Students in casts, splints, slings and crutches will need a doctor’s note to resume activity in PE.