Students must have a medication release form on file in the school clinic for ANY medication (including cough drops and ointments) to be administered at school. This form is required by the archdiocese and St. Pius X Catholic School.

The form must be filled out each school year and signed by the health care provider and parent/guardian.

Please return the form along with the medication required to the school clinic.

Our Illness Policy is posted below...

Every student enrolled in a Catholic School in the State of Texas shall be immunized against vaccine preventable diseases caused by infectious agents in accordance with the immunization schedule adopted by the Texas Department of State Health Services. A student who fails to present the required evidence shall not be accepted for enrollment. The only exception to the foregoing requirement is a medical exemption signed by a licensed physician (M.D. or D.O.) authorized to practice in the State of Texas, including the physicians license number.

Immunizations are not in conflict with the Catholic faith. Conscientious objections or waivers, which may be permissible for attendance in public schools, do not qualify as an exemption in Catholic Schools in Texas. (Atty. Gen. Op. GA-0420)

Texas Catholic Conference Education Department