The links below provide helpful information and resources regarding various illnesses/situations.

• Immunization Requirements (TDSHS)

• Healthy and Safe School Environment of the Coordinated School Health Model (TEA)

• Seasonal Flu Information for Schools & Child Care Providers (CDC)

• Texas School Health Program (TDSHS)

State rules require schools to exclude students with certain illnesses from school for certain periods of time. For example, if a child has a fever over 100 degrees, he or she must stay out of school until fever-free for 24 hours without use of fever-reducing medications. Students with diarrheal illnesses must stay home until they are diarrhea-free without use of diarrhea-suppressing medications for 24 hours.

• Texas Department of Health Communicable Disease Chart

• Texas Administrative Code - Diseases Requiring Exclusion from Schools