From Our Nurse

St. Anne School employs a full-time nurse with the skills and expertise to treat minor care health problems and to keep students safe and healthy. 

Please refer to the Parent/Student Handbook for St. Anne School's policies concerning medications, attendance, illnesses, immunizations, and all things related to the clinic and health care for students.

Attendance Policy

In order to insure a safe and healthy atmosphere for your child in school, we request the following rules be observed:

1. Children with these symptoms should remain at home for observation and treatment:

• Elevated temperature (fever)

• Discharge from nose and eyes

• Cough or sore throat

• Earaches or toothaches

• Rashes or infected sores

• Diarrhea or upset stomach

Remember that cold symptoms can be a forerunner of communicable diseases. Children must remain at home until fever free for 24 hours.

2. Chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, allergic reactions, epilepsy, etc., should be discussed in detail with the child's teacher, principal, and school nurse.

3. Children who are ill cannot come to school to make up work or take tests.

4. All pupils returning from an illness resulting in absences longer than 3 days must bring a doctor's note to return to class.

Contact Information for Sick Children

Because of exposure for other students, children who are ill will not be allowed to remain in school for a long period of time while waiting for someone to pick them up. Parents/guardians are required to keep emergency contact information current so that someone can be reached by telephone and is readily available to pick them up.

Reporting Illness and Absence

To report an illness or absence, please phone the school at 832-5939; and your call will be directed to the clinic. You may also send an email to the nurse at jcarter@sasbmt com.
Please remember that a parent must still send a signed note to the school on the day of return.

Head Lice

Head lice are a common problem in school-age children as they spread quickly and easily. With proper care and vigilant response, the lice will not reoccur.

From the Handbook:
Head lice (pediculosis) are transmitted through close, personal contact. Through the use of common brushes, combs, curlers, and hair ornaments, and the sharing of hats, headbands, or other head apparel, the insects can be transferred from person-to-person. St. Anne is a "no nit" school. A student suspected of having head lice will be sent home immediately and may not return to school until checked by the school nurse.

Current Immunization Requirements by the State of Texas

All students are required to be current on immunizations according to the requirements of the Texas Department of State Health Services-Immunization Branch and the Diocese of Beaumont.

The Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Beaumont are not required to accept for enrollment a child who has received an exemption from the immunizations required by the Texas Health and Safety Code. Students may be allowed to enroll provisionally for 30 days during which time immunizations records can be sent to the school. An additional provisions enrollment may be granted to students “in progress.” This refers to those students who have had at least one dose of the age-appropriate vaccine required by the TDH rules.