Clipboard and text - screenings (vision, hearing, spinal, acanthosis nigricans)

Industrial ISD follows the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) guidelines in providing school screenings for our students.

Referrals

  • If your child receives a referral for any of the mandated health screenings, this indicates that per our screening guidelines, your child should be evaluated by an appropriate physician or another healthcare provider within a timely manner and the completed referral form turned back into the campus nurse.

  • This will ensure that your child receives any additional support necessary to be successful in and out of the classroom.

  • Please contact any school nurse with questions or concerns.

Screening Information

Vision and Hearing Screening

  • PK, KG, 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th grade students will be screened for vision and hearing deficits.

Spinal Screening

  • Girls will be screened in 5th and 7th grade. Boys will be screened in 8th grade.

  • If you would like to opt your child out of spinal screenings due to religious reasons, please complete the following affidavit and turn it into the school nurse.

  • Spinal Screening - Exemption Affidavit - English | Spanish

Acanthosis Nigricans (AN)

  • 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th grade students will be screened for skin markers associated with Type 2 Diabetes and other Chronic Health Conditions.

  • AN Screening Information