Female students will be screened only if they are wearing a sports bra or camisole-style undershirt. NO screenings will be performed on girls who are wearing  brassieres only.

Male students will be screened without their shirts.

Students are asked prior to screening if they feel comfortable with removing their PE shirts. If they say they are not comfortable, the nurse will call parents and recommend that their pediatrician examine their child for spinal curvature. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the school nurse, Ms. Allen.

*The State of Texas mandates the screening of 6th and 9th grade students in public and private schools by the Legislature during the 69th session and became effective during the school year 1985-1986.

If your child exhibits the following symptoms:

a. fever

b. headache

c. sore throat

d. cough

e. chills

f. lack of energy,

g. muscled aches

please take his or her temperature. If your child has a temperature of 100 or above, they should not attend school until they are fever free for 24 hours. If the symptoms persists for more than three days or the symptoms appear severe, seek medical attention sooner.

Please remind your children to observe good hand-washing techniques, drink plenty of fluids, eat properly and get plenty of rest. They should use hand sanitizer frequently and should use tissue when sneezing or coughing.

Does your child squint to see the TV… or the chalkboard? Poor vision can affect a child’s emotional, neurological and physical development. It is imperative to find and manage vision problems early on so that children will have the opportunity to see clearly and succeed in their education.

Pershing Middle School will be participating in the See to Succeed Program on March 7, 2012.  Students will be bused from Pershing to the vision clinic location.  In order for students to participate, a consent from must have been completed and turned in to the Nurse’s office by February 22, 2012.

**The Houston Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with One Sight (since 2007) and See to Succeed (since 2011) to improve vision and vision-related health, education and social factors by performing annual vision exams and providing eyewear.

Contact by phone: (713) 295-5240

Contact by email: qallen@houstonisd.org

Your child must go through the clinic and see Nurse Allen if they do not feel well. Students are not encouraged to call parents from the front office or from their cell phones to go home. Nurse Allen will look for signs of illness once your child comes to the clinic. You will be contacted immediately if your child is displaying signs of illness, such as fever, headache, or vomiting.

We appreciate your assistance with this issue!!

The nurse can’t give any medication that is not prescribed. Students who require medication must have forms filled out by a doctor and medication must be in a container labeled with the students’ prescription. We do not give Tylenol, Pepto Bismol etc.

Parents – If your child receives an immunization; please send the immunization documentation to the Nurse’s office so that it can be entered into the computer.

Please refer to the following document for information related to recent reports of Staph Infections.

Staphylococcus Infections Information