Medications on Campus

A reminder, per district policy, students are NOT ALLOWED to carry medications on campus. This includes medicated lip balms, cough drops and throat lozenges. In addition, students are NOT ALLOWED to transport medication to the clinic. Parents need to bring in ALL medications to the clinic.

A reminder, per district policy, students are NOT ALLOWED to carry medications on campus. This includes medicated lip balms, cough drops and throat lozenges. All medication/cough drops/lozenges must be brought to the clinic by an adult.

Cough drops and throat lozenges can be administered to students with written permission from parents/guardians for five (5) consecutive school days, up to two (2) occurrences per school year. With written parent/guardian permission students may use up to 2 cough drops or lozenges per day; they must remain in the clinic while the cough drop or lozenge dissolves to decrease the risk of choking.

Parents/guardians are encouraged to apply insect repellent in the morning prior to their student coming to school. If your student needs insect repellent to be applied during the school day, the container must be labeled with the student's name and remain in the clinic. Containers will be released to parents/guardians only.

Students may possess and apply topical sunscreen products while on school property or at a school-related event or activity to avoid overexposure to the sun. Sunscreen in NOT to be shared. Sunscreen is not to be used for any other purpose than application to exposed skin prior to outside activities. The sunscreen used on school property MUST be approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter use and be a non-aerosol product.

Parents/guardians are expected to screen their students for COVID-19 symptoms each day prior to sending their students to school by checking for the following:

•  Cough
•  Sore Throat
•  Shortness of breath
•  Loss of taste or smell
•  Chills
•  Diarrhea
•  Nausea/Vomiting
•  Repeated shaking with chills
•  Feeling feverish or temperature greater   than or equal to 100° F
•  Muscle pain
•  Headache
•  Known close contact in the last 14 days with a person who has COVID-19 •

When to Keep Your Student Home

We need parents’ cooperation in not sending children to school who are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, especially if they are running a fever.

In accordance with Chapter 97, Subchapter A, of the Texas Administrative Code, North East Independent School District requires students with fever be excluded from school until fever free for 24 hours, without the use of fever reducing medications. The Texas Department of State Health Services defines fever as a temperature of 100.0 F (37.8 C) or greater.

Parents and Guardians are expected to pick their child up as soon as possible if they develop a fever at school. Students who develop a fever at school will be required to stay home from school until they have been fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.

Medication Forms

Medication Administration Form

Asthma Action Plan

Epi-Pen Form

2021-2022 Meal Modification Form