Regina Carmichael, RN is LVISD's district RN and can be reached
at 512-267-8300 ext. 3505

All of LVISD nurses are happy to help in any way we can with your
child's health issues.

Each campus has its own Health Clinic for students and they are covered by full time staff. 

Nurse Carmichael is housed at the Intermediate campus, adjacent to the Middle School and works in conjunction with Ms. Harkins.

If you need to contact the staff member in charge of your child's clinic:

Elementary School	Middle School
Tara Roberts, LVN 512-267-8300 ext 4505  512-267-8362 FAX tara_roberts@lagovista.txed.net	Terri Harkins, Clinic Assistant 512-267-8300 ext 2505 512-267-8329 FAX terri_harkins@lagovista.txed.net
Intermediate School	High School
Regina Carmichael, RN 512-267-8300 ext 3505 512-267-8363 FAX regina_carmichael@lagovista.txed.net	Kat Azevedo, LVN 512-267-8300 ext 5506 512-267-8330 FAX kathryn_azevedo@lagovista.txed.net

We applaud your efforts to get your children to school as many days as possible but there will be days when that is not a good idea for both the health of your child or the other students.

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Before COVID-19, this was our usual reference for staying out of school...

LVISD likes their students to stay home until they have had 24 hours free of vomiting or fever (of 100 degrees or more without needing medicine to bring the fever down.) This is your child's best chance to heal quickly and our best defense against contagious illnesses running all through the school. 

Our guidelines for being sent home or for staying home have been referred to as The 5 B's: The names aren't elegant but the kids like them...

Baking - Having a temperature of 100 degrees or more.

Bleeding - Needing stitches

Barfing - Vomiting

Broken - Can't walk safely, even with crutches

Blatantly miserable - Sometimes there isn't a real measurement but if your child can't concentrate because they are constantly coughing, achy, wrung out... I'll call and let you decide...

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Since COVID-19, the rules have changed.

 

The rules are based on guidance coming from Austin-Travis County Health Department (ATCHD) and Texas Education Agency (TEA.)

TEA & ATCHD update their guidance as the COVID-19 situation changes so this list may be adjusted from time to time.

Click here to go to ATCHD's COVID-19 information page

Click here to view ATCHD's latest guidelines

Click here to view TEA's latest guidelines

This is as of Sept 1, 2020

• Fever (100 degrees or more) or chills
• Sore Throat
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Muscle or body aches
• New severe headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Runny nose or congestion
• Diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal pain
• New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for persons with chronic asthma/allergic cough, a change from their usual)
   

ANY ONE OF THESE SYMPTOMS REQUIRES ISOLATION FROM ALL ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE HOME AS WELL AS FROM OTHERS INSIDE THE HOME.

 

CLICK ON "COVID ISOLATION vs QUARANTINE" TAB ON THE LEFT COLUMN'S LIST TO LEARN MORE

 

Health screenings are done at specified intervals and for any other individual student thought to be having problems. Parents will be notified if there are any concerns that require follow-up with a physician. The screenings include:

Vision & Hearing (EE, PK, K, 1, 3, 5, 7th)

Scoliosis (5th and 7th for Girls, 8th for Boys) Learn more here about scoliosis.

Acanthosis Nigricans (5th and 7th) Click here for a description of the condition.

Height & Weight (3-12 for students in athletics and PE)

It sounds gross and can be embarrassing, but Bugs Happen! It's a very common problem, but they are not dangerous and they don't spread disease. They can't jump, they can't fly... they can only crawl. So head to head contact is the most typical way of spreading it. Sleep-overs, shared hats or hoodies, shared combs or brushes, play that is close and physical....

 

Per the recommendations from the CDC when students are found to have active cases of head lice, their parents will be notified that treatment needs to be done that night at home. They can then be readmitted the next day after treatment for the lice.

If you find your child has head lice, it is very helpful to let the school nurse know so a class letter can go out to other parents. Be assured, no names are used to protect privacy, but, if all heads in the classroom are checked by their parents, your chances of success go way up. 

Click here for parent's helpful ideas document.

This is a great video that shows what lice and their eggs (called nits) look like. Click here

A second video shows excellent combing technique. Please understand that I am not recommending any particular lice shampoo, I just love how they do their hair combing and know that parents who use good combing get great results. Click here

Many of our students have allergies to foods, either from touch, ingestion, or even airborne ones from just being in the same room with the allergen. The most common are nuts, dairy, wheat, shrimp, and a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Our food service company does not serve anything with nuts in it for the protection of our students.

But, because families occasionally send in food with nuts for their own child, WE ARE NOT NUT FREE. We do not want anyone to let their guard down assuming that because our cafeterias do not serve it, there is no need to be vigilant. We are always vigilant. 

If your child has any food allergies or intolerances, please inform both the school nurse and your child's teachers. Click here for ALLERGY ACTION PLAN form in English.  For Spanish, click here for page 1 and click here for page 2 of the form in Spanish. Please fill them out fully and and bring to school.