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Chrystal Duffy (both campuses)
(936) 536-7506
From the Counselors' Corner...
As our school year comes to a close, our students are able to access our FREE service, Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine or (TCHATT) during the summer of 2024! This FREE program provides services to children and adolescents, who may be experiencing mental or behavioral issues. Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine have partnered to provide Texas school districts with this fantastic opportunity! If your child is struggling with either of these issues, please do not hesitate to reach out to the School Counselor!
The School Counselor will submit a referral for your child to receive remote, virtual, TCHATT services. TCHATT is open year round Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. with the exception of federal holidays. After the School Counselor has submitted the referral, TCHATT will contact the parent to provide details on how to access the services. Please be patient while waiting for TCHATT to contact you directly. Once they complete the paperwork, services will begin!
Please, follow this link for more information about TCHATT: TCHATT services at Baylor
Email your child's counselor to get started! Please include in the email the following information:
Child - Full Name
Birthdate
Age
Parent/Guardian - Full Name
Email address
Mailing address
Phone number
As always, with all of us working together, we can help your child have a successful educational experience!
Myra Fontenot, Elementary Counselor
Angie Taylor, Secondary Counselor
As required by Texas Education Code section 38.019, the following document from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows the immunizations required for a child to attend public school pursuant to Texas Education Code section 38.001. There are also methods a parent or guardian can use to claim an exemption from the immunizations for their child. See the link below for information about exemptions.
Required Immunizations (English and Espanol)
Claiming an Exemption to Required Immunizations
The following documents show the recommended immunizations for school-age children and younger as determined by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Note that these are recommendations only. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED.
Recommended Immunizations for Ages 0 to 6 (English)
Recommended Immunizations for Ages 0 to 6 (Espanol)
Recommended Immunizations for Ages 7 to 18 (English)
Recommended Immunizations for Ages 7 to 18 (Espanol)
The following link shows some, but certainly not all, health clinics that offer the influenza vaccine.
The “Guidelines for the Care of Students With Food Allergies At-Risk for Anaphylaxis” that's developed by the Commissioner of State Health Services provides information on food allergies, anaphylaxis, and how administrators can manage food allergies in a school setting.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease defines a food allergy as "an abnormal response to a food, triggered by the body’s immune system." Types of food that are said to most commonly cause allergic reactions are: eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, wheat, and soy.
Anaphylaxis is defined as “... a severe life-threatening generalized or systemic hypersensitivity reaction, an acute, potentially fatal, multi-organ system, allergic reaction” (Panesar et al., 2013). Anaphylaxis includes a wide range of symptoms that can occur in many combinations and is highly unpredictable. The only life-saving treatment for anaphylaxis is epinephrine (Chooniedass et al., 2017) and it must be administered quickly if a child is having signs or symptoms of anaphylaxis. Signs and symptoms of a life-threatening allergic reaction include (but are not limited to): shortness of breath, weak pulse, blueness of face or nail beds, and swelling of face or extremities.
Key elements to developing a comprehensive food allergy management plan for schools include the following:
The full guidelines can be found at the following link: Guidelines link