Health Services

Chapel Hill ISD will comply with all health and safety recommendations established by the Governor, Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Safety and health measures may be adjusted based on current guidelines and conditions. Our focus is always on the safety and well-being of our families, students, educators, staff and community.

• Increased signage around campuses promoting disease mitigation

• Increased cleaning and sanitation practices daily

• Frequent reminders and signage of hand washing 

• All students and staff are highly encouraged to wear a mask when feeling ill

• All students and staff are expected to follow the CDC guidelines for illness: CDC Guidelines

  • Fever of 100.0 or higher: stay home for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone without the use of fever-reducing medicines, such as acetaminophen

  • Vomiting or Diarrhea more than two occurrences: stay home for at least 24 hours after the vomiting or diarrhea is gone without the use of medication

• Additional screening/protocols may be added at each campus

September: National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month:

-Preventing Childhood Obesity: 6 Things Families Can Do

-About 1 in 5 American children have obesity

-How to model a healthy eating pattern

-Hunger Hotline 1-866-3-HUNGRY (or 1-877-8-HAMBRE for Spanish).

CDC Preventing Childhood Obesity: 6 Tips

Back-to-School Toolkit: Support Schools and Empower Students:

Start the school year off strong. Establishing routines, building connections, ensuring healthy sleep and exercise habits, and managing stress are just some of the ways parents, families, and kids can prepare for a healthy school year ahead.

CDC: Tips for a positive start

CDC: Tips for TEENS

Use this toolkit to get digital resources for social media promotion on student health and well-being as they head back to school.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL TOOL KIT

What is Chapel Hill doing?:

• Staff at CHISD are trained yearly on how to recognize possible opioid overdose and actions to take.

• Student Senate educates students through posters during Red Ribbon week and "Just Say No" campaign which includes opioids and Fentanyl

• Narcan (Opioid Antagonist) is at every campus and can be administered by the campus nurse if there is a suspected opioid overdose

• Anonymous reporting is available for student and parents: CHISD Incident Reporting

For more information contact your campus nurse.

• What is Fentanyl?: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times stronger than morphine. Pharmaceutical fentanyl was developed for pain management treatment of cancer patients, applied in a patch on the skin. Because of its powerful opioid properties, Fentanyl is also diverted for abuse. Fentanyl is added to heroin to increase its potency, or be disguised as highly potent heroin. Many users believe that they are purchasing heroin and actually don’t know that they are purchasing fentanyl – which often results in overdose deaths. Clandestinely-produced fentanyl is primarily manufactured in Mexico.

• How is it used and how does it affect the body?: Intense, short-term high, temporary feelings of euphoria, slowed respiration and reduced blood pressure, nausea, fainting, seizures, death. Similar to other opioid analgesics, fentanyl produces effects such as: relaxation, euphoria, pain relief, sedation, confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, urinary retention, pupillary constriction, and respiratory depression.

• What does it look like?: Fentanyl pharmaceutical products are currently available in the following dosage forms: oral transmucosal lozenges commonly referred to as fentanyl “lollipops” (Actiq®), effervescent buccal tablets (Fentora®), sublingual tablets (Abstral®), sublingual sprays (Subsys®), nasal sprays (Lazanda®), transdermal patches (Duragesic®), and injectable formulations. Clandestinely produced fentanyl is encountered either as a powder or in counterfeit tablets and is Fentanyl sold alone or in combination with other drugs such as heroin or cocaine.

• What are the over dose effects?: Overdose may result in stupor, changes in pupillary size, cold and clammy skin, cyanosis, coma, and respiratory failure leading to death. The presence of triad of symptoms such as coma, pinpoint pupils, and respiratory depression are strongly suggestive of opioid poisoning.

Source: DEA: United States Drug Enforcement Administration- DEA Fentanyl

Helpful articles for parents:

Children's Health: What parents should know about Fentanyl

Texas Health and Human Resources: #OnePillKills

What is Chapel Hill doing?:

• Staff at CHISD are trained yearly on how to recognize possible abuse or trafficking and how to report it.

• Age appropriate education on human trafficking is provided to students K-9 through Quaver and ESTEEM programs.

• Chapel Hill High School and Chapel Hill Jr. High School students and staff are provided information in the form of wall posters and information cards on how to report human trafficking.

For more information contact your campus nurse.

What is Human Trafficking?:

Human trafficking is a crime that involves exploiting a person for labor, services or commercial sex. The United States Department of Justice classifies human trafficking into two major categories:

• Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing or soliciting of a person for the purposes of a commercial sex act, in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act is 17 or younger.

• Labor trafficking involves the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtainment of a person through the use of force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage or slavery.

Those trafficked are of all ages, races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds and citizenship statuses. Traffickers can be anyone, including family members, intimate partners, business owners and community leaders. Trafficking occurs in various industries, such as restaurants, massage parlors, hotels, factories, domestic services, child care, health care and sexually oriented businesses.

What to Look For:

Physical Health:

• Frequent treatment of sexually transmitted infections or injuries

• Multiple unwanted pregnancies

• Fractures or burns

• Bruising

• Gastrointestinal problems

• Skin or respiratory problems caused by exposure to agricultural or other chemicals

• Communicable and non-communicable diseases

• Oral health issues, including broken teeth

• Chronic pain

• Signs of concussions, traumatic brain injuries or unexplained memory loss

• Malnutrition

Behavioral Health:

• Unwilling to answer questions about their health

• Unable to concentrate or provide basic information including age, address or time

• Gives confusing or contradicting information

• Abuses substances

• Has depression or anxiety

• Appears nervous or avoids eye contact

• Has post-traumatic stress disorder

Other Indicators of Trafficking

• Another person appears to be in control and does not let them answer questions

• Reports a high number of sexual encounters

• Does not have possession of their own identification documents

• Lives in an overcrowded area or at their workplace

• Has tattoos or branding of ownership

• Wears inappropriate clothing for the weather or venue

What Should I Do If I suspect Someone Is Being Trafficked?:

National Human Trafficking Hotline accepts anonymous tips:

• Call: 1-888-373-7888 (TTY: 711)

• Text: 233733