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.

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

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.