Health Services

The district requests to be notified when a student has been diagnosed with a food or other life-threatening allergy. Please complete the Student Health History on the online back to school forms in Skyward Family Access. If you child's health or allergies change during the school year, please contact the school nurse.

Allergy Forms

Please complete the Allergy School Health Plan form with your child's healthcare provider and return it to the school nurse, along with their prescribed allergy medication. Students must have written permission from their healthcare provider on the form below to carry their prescribed epinephrine auto-injector while at school.

Wylie ISD Allergy Action Plan

Guidelines for the Care of Students At-Risk for Anaphylaxis

In accordance with Education Code 38.0151, Wylie ISD has developed and implemented a food allergy management plan. 

Wylie ISD Food and Severe Allergy Management Plan

Allergy and Anaphylaxis information developed by the Texas Department of State Health Services can be viewed on their website, including the Guidelines for the Care of Students with Food Allergies At-Risk for Anaphylaxis. 

Immunization Requirements

• for grades K through 12
• for Early Childhood Programs

Immunization Resources

• Can be found in our Google document.
• Upcoming Vaccination Clinics

Immunization Exemptions:

• Medical: The law allows physicians to write a statement stating that the vaccine(s) required would be medically harmful or injurious to the health and well-being of the child. The written statement by the physician must be submitted to the school nurse. 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.
• For Reasons of Conscience, including religious beliefs: The law allows parents/guardians to choose an exemption from immunization requirements for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief. The completed and returned form from the Texas DSHS must be submitted to the school nurse in order for the student to be admitted. The school will accept only the original official affidavit forms developed and issued by the Texas DSHS. The affidavit will be valid for two years.
  • Instructions from Texas DSHS to obtain the affidavit
  • Click on" Exclusions from Immunization Requirements", Then
  • "Sample Letter" to print form
  • Online Request: for Exemption from Immunizations for Reasons of Conscience
  • Please note: In the case of an outbreak, an un-immunized child may be prohibited from school attendance.
  • Any form presented for conscientious objection to immunization must be presented before the student may start school and must be updated every two years by the anniversary date.
• Because the student had the disease: Parents of students who had the chickenpox disease (varicella) may submit a signed form to the campus nurse that indicates the date that the child had the disease. It may also be documented by the physician on the immunization record.
• Immunity Documented by Lab Result (Immunity by Titer): Students who have had a lab test that shows they are immune to the following diseases may present a copy of the laboratory results in lieu of documentation of the vaccines:
  • Measles
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Varicella (chicken pox)
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B

Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). VISs explain both the benefits and risks of a vaccine to adult vaccine recipients and the parents or legal representatives of vaccines who are children and adolescents. Federal law requires that VISs be handed out whenever certain vaccinations are given (before each dose).

For more information, please visit the immunize.org website.

Exclusion From School

To protect all children from communicable illnesses, the school administrator/principal shall exclude from attendance any child having or suspected of having a communicable condition.  Exclusion shall continue until the readmission criteria for the conditions are met 25 TAC 97.7 (a).

The guidelines below have been developed for the exclusion of students who have or are suspected of having a communicable illness.  These regulations are in conformance with the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control.

Do not send your child to school if they are ill with:

• Fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, or any condition that presents with fever - students will be excluded until they are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever suppressing medications
• Diarrheal illnesses - students will be excluded until they are diarrhea free for 24 hours without the use of diarrhea suppressing medications
• Vomiting, especially if accompanied by symptoms, such as headache, fever, stiff neck, disorientation and sleepiness
• Painful muscle spasms and stiffness of head, neck, and jaw
• Undetermined rash over any part of the body
• Undiagnosed scaly patches on the body or scalp
• Red, draining eyes
• Open, draining lesions or wounds
• Jaundice or yellowing of the skin or eyes
• Other signs and symptoms that may indicate a communicable illness 

The school administrator/principal, nurse or designee will notify the student's parent or guardian that the student is to be excluded for health reasons.

It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to transport the student from school to his/her home or physician.

Meningitis Awareness

In the 86^th Legislature, HB 3884 required DSHS to create procedures for school districts to provide information relating to bacterial meningitis to students and parents. DSHS shall prescribe the form and content of the information. School districts should provide the information below on the district website or provide a link to this page on the district website. For school districts that do not maintain a website, the information should be provided in hard copy to each student.

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Visit the Texas Department of State Health Services. for more information.

Vision and Hearing Screening

The Texas Health and Safety Code requires that all children enrolled for the first time in any public, private, parochial, or denominational school or in a Department of Family and Protective Services licensed child-care center and licensed child care home in Texas, or who meet certain grade criteria (specified below), must be screened or have a professional examination for possible vision and hearing problems.

The requirements apply each year for children enrolled in any licensed child-care center and licensed child care home or school program at the ages or grades listed below:

• Children who turn 4-years-old by September 1, kindergartners or any other first-time entrants (4 years* through 12th grade) - screening must be done within 120 days of admission

• 1st-, 3rd-, 5th- and 7th graders - screening must be done anytime within the school year (preferably within first semester)
   

Acanthosis Nigricans Screening

The Texas Risk Assessment for Type 2 Diabetes in Children is a legislatively mandated program developed, coordinated, and administrated by The University of Texas Pan-American Border Health Office (BHO). The program assesses children who may be at high risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes in Texas Education Agency Regional Education Service Centers 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, and 20. During vision/hearing and scoliosis screenings of 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th graders in public and private schools, certified individuals assess children for the acanthosis nigricans marker, a skin condition that signals high insulin levels. Children who are positively identified with the marker undergo additional assessments of body mass index (BMI), BMI percentile, and blood pressure. Referrals are issued to the parents of these children, alerting each parent of their child's risk factors and encouraging further evaluation from a health professional. Becoming aware of and understanding what the risk factors suggest can help stimulate the changes necessary to prevent or delay future health problems for children at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes and other conditions.

Spinal Screening

In 1985, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 832 which requires screening for abnormal spinal curves for students in grades 6 and 9 (or 5 and 8) attending public and private schools. The guidelines were updated in the 2018-19 school year based on new recommendations for evidenced based practice.

In compliance with Health and Safety Code, Chapter 37, all children shall undergo screening for abnormal spinal curvature in accordance with the following schedule:

• Girls will be screened two times, once at age 10 (or fall semester of grade 5) and again at age 12 (or fall semester of grade 7).
• Boys will be screened one time at age 13 or 14 (or fall semester of grade 8).

It is incumbent on schools to identify outliers (i.e., children promoted to higher grades or held back) and ensure their screenings align with appropriate ages rather than grades. 

The school is then required to notify the parents if a child shows any signs of a possible curvature.

Wylie ISD monitors flu-like illness in students and staff daily. Wylie ISD strongly emphasizes the importance of good health and hygiene habits. The maintenance staff members are cleaning regularly touched surfaces daily, and perform extra sanitizing measures in classrooms and areas where flu illness is increasing. We strongly urge parents to keep their children home if they have any flu-like symptoms such as a fever greater than 100°F, sore throat, cough, body aches, vomiting or diarrhea until they are fever-free or without signs of a fever for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication. Your help is critical in keeping our schools health this flu season.

Flu shot locator

Helpful information to protect yourself and your loved ones this flu season

• 3 Action Steps to Protect yourself and your child against the flu
  Everyday Preventative Actions that Can Help Fight Germs, Like Flu
• Clean Hands Save Lives!
  Clean Hands Save Lives- CDC
• Flu Guide for Parents from the CDC
  Parent Info Flu brochure

Wylie ISD is excited to offer your student School-Based Telehealth and Telehealth at Home by Children's Health℠ Virtual Care. With your permission, your child can video chat with a provider, get diagnosed and have prescriptions sent to your pharmacy – all from school or home.

Telehealth services at all Wylie ISD schools will be billed to your insurance provider or to Medicaid. No insurance? No problem. After your visit, Children’s Health will bill you directly. Most families qualify for a discount, and no student will be turned away for a visit.

For urgent care visits at home, children and adults can access health care resources through Virtual Visit by Children’s Health Virtual Care.

Visit childrens.com/telehealth or call 844.453.5363 to enroll and download their Virtual Visit app.

Wylie ISD está trabajando con Children's Health℠ para brindar acceso conveniente al servicio de telesalud en la escuela. Con su permiso, su hijo puede conectarse por videollamada con un proveedor médico de Children’s Health. Se le puede dar un diagnóstico a su hijo y la farmacia puede recibir las recetas, todo en una sola consulta.

Los servicios de telesalud en Wylie ISD se facturarán a su proveedor de seguro o a Medicaid. ¿No tiene un seguro? No hay problema. Después de la consulta, Children’s Health le enviará la factura directamente. La mayoría de las familias califican para obtener un descuento y no se rechazará a ningún estudiante para una consulta.

Para las consultas de atención urgente en el hogar, todos los integrantes de la familia pueden acceder a recursos de atención médica a través de la consulta virtual de Children’s Health Virtual Care.

Para inscribirse en el servicio escolar de telesalud, visite childrens.com/telehealth o llame al 844.453.5363.

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Psychiatric Association
• Center for Disease Control
• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
• Epilepsy Foundation
• Health Finder
• Kid's Health
• Mayo Clinic
• Medline Plus
• National Institutes of Health
• Texas Department of State Health Services
• The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS)
• US National Library of Medicine
• WebMD

West Nile virus (WNV) is a potentially serious illness. Most often, WNV is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds. Infected mosquitoes can then spread WNV to humans and other animals when they bite.

WISD works with local health departments that closely monitor area WNV cases. The district will take specific precautions as warranted and/or at the direction of health authorities. 

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