COMMON MEDICAL FORMS

These health forms will allow the Austin ISD Health Services team to provide care for your student while at school. 

Health Guidelines for School Attendance

A student with any of the following symptoms should not attend school:

• Temperature of 100 degrees or higher
• Nausea, Vomiting, or Diarrhea
• Eye redness and/or drainage
• Undetermined rash and/or scaly patches over any part of the body or scalp
• Intense itching with signs and symptoms of secondary infection
• Open, draining lesions

A child with any of these symptoms must stay home until they are symptom-free for 24 hours and without the use of medication before returning to school. For more information please see "Health Reasons to Keep Your Student Home" (English/Spanish). 

If a parent suspects that his or her child has a contagious disease, the parent should contact the school nurse so that other students who might have been exposed to the disease can be alerted. Remember, hand washing can prevent the spread of diseases. 

When you take your child to a healthcare provider for an evaluation of illness or injury, please be sure to request a written letter stating when your child may return to school and any accommodations required upon his/her return.

For COVID-19

Please refer to the Austin ISD COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols for students who are experiencing symptoms, have tested positive, or have been in close contact with an individual who tested positive.