Nurse | EF Green JS

Nurse's Corner

Mrs. Fojt

Nurse

About Me

My name is Sarah Fojt and I am proud to be a member of the E.F. Green Owl family. I have been a nurse for GCCISD since 2017. Prior to becoming a nurse in the school setting, I worked in critical care in the Texas Medical Center for 9 years. I am passionate about helping others and your student's health is important to me. It truly takes a village, and I am excited to partner with you to address student health issues and help your child succeed. With wellness and illness prevention in mind, please review the following guidelines:

All students should be fever free for 24 hours with no fever reducing medications before returning to school after an illness.

Students should stay home if they have had vomiting or diarrhea more than once in the past 24 hours, conjunctivitis (pink eye), undetermined rash, live head lice, ring worm of the scalp, or open lesions that are draining.

If your student has a chronic condition such as asthma, seizures, or severe allergies, etc., updated action plan paperwork from their physician is required each new school year. These forms are available on our campus website.

Students should not have over the counter or prescription medications in their backpacks for safety reasons. Some students may carry emergency medication with the appropriate paperwork on file.

As your school nurse, I am here to support your child's health and well-being throughout the school day, provide basic first aid for injuries, manage chronic conditions, administer medications as needed, and promote healthy habits, so they can focus on learning and thrive in the classroom. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any health concerns you may have about your child.

Health Services Forms & Resources

Welcome back. In the efforts of illness prevention and wellness promotion the health services department would like to share the following important parent/guardian reminders:

Please send a change of clothing (weather appropriate) for your child to keep in their backpack. Children, no matter what age, often have spills, bathroom accidents, slip in the mud, etc. and need to change their clothing while at school.

All medication should be dropped off and picked up from the school clinic by a parent or guardian. Students are not allowed to carry or self-administer medication while at school unless we have paperwork signed by the doctor’s office. Cough drops are considered a medication.

Any medication that needs to be administered during school hours will require paperwork to be completed and signed in the school nurse’s office prior to medication administration. Some medications may require paperwork that needs to be signed by a physician.

Please call or plan to meet with the school nurse to discuss any health issues or medical concerns you may have regarding your child as soon as possible. This will help bring awareness of all health conditions on campus and allow us to better accommodate your student and their learning environment. In the interest of illness prevention, we are asking for your cooperation with the following guidelines:

Students with a fever of 100.0 or greater should not be sent to school. All students should be fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication before returning to school.

Students should be free of diarrhea and/or vomiting for 24 hours before returning to school.

Students with obvious symptoms of any contagious disease such as pink-eye, impetigo, or undetermined rash should be evaluated/treated by a physician and return with a written release from their doctor’s office.

Please review our districts safe return to school plan located on the district website and complete the COVID self-assessment with your student each morning before coming to school.

If you have further questions, you may call and speak with the nurse or you may refer to the “Student/Parent Handbook” which can be found on our school website.

We wish you all a healthy school year and appreciate your help and cooperation with these matters.