Student Handbook - McKinney Independent School District

Pest Management PlanThe district is required to follow integrated pest management (IPM) procedures to control pestson school grounds. Although the district strives to use the safest and most effective methods tomanage pests, including a variety of non-chemical control measures, pesticide use is sometimesnecessary to maintain adequate pest control and ensure a safe, pest-free school environment.All pesticides used are registered for their intended use by the United States EnvironmentalProtection Agency. Except in emergency, signs will be posted 48 hours before indoorapplication. All outdoor applications will be posted at the time of treatment, and signs willremain until it is safe to enter the area. Parents who have further questions or who want to benotified prior to pesticide application inside their child’s school assignment area may contactCecil Fueston, IPM Coordinator, 469-302-4280 or cfueston@mckinneyisd.net.HOMELESS STUDENTSThe federal McKinney Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvement Act and Texas State law(Texas Education Code Chapter 25) protect the right for homeless children and youth to receive a free andappropriate public education.Homelessness includes children and youth who are living with a friend, relative or someone else becausethey lost their home or can’t afford housing, children and youth who are staying in a motel or hotel due tolack of adequate alternative accommodations, children and youth who are living in an emergency ortransitional shelter or a domestic violence shelter. It also includes children and youth who are living incars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations or many othersimilar settings.Under the law, no student shall be stigmatized by school personnel due to homelessness. For additionalinformation contact P.J. Holland, McKinney ISD Director of Student Services at 469-302-4000.IMMUNIZATIONA student must be fully immunized against certain diseases or must present a certificate or statement that,for medical reasons or reasons of conscience, including a religious belief, the student will not beimmunized. For exemptions based on reasons of conscience, only official forms issued by the TexasDepartment of State Health Services (DSHS), Immunization Branch, can be honored by the district. Thisform may be obtained by writing the DSHS Immunization Branch (MC 1946), P.O. Box 149347, Austin,Texas 78714-9347; or online at https://webds.dshs.state.tx.us/immco/affidavit.shtm. The form must benotarized and submitted to the school nurse.The immunizations required are: diphtheria, rubella (measles), rubella (German measles), mumps,tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis (polio), hepatitis A, hepatitis B, pneumococcal, meningococcal andvaricella (chicken pox). The school nurse can provide information on age-appropriate doses or on anacceptable physician-validated history of illness required by the Department of State Health Services.Proof of immunization may be established by personal records from a licensed physician or public healthclinic with a signature or rubber-stamp validation.If a student should not be immunized for medical reasons, the student or parent must present a certificatesigned by a U.S. licensed physician stating that, in the doctor’s opinion, the immunization required posesa significant risk to the health and well-being of the student or member of the student’s family orhousehold. This certificate must be renewed yearly unless the physician specifies a life-long condition.[For further information, see policy FFAB(LEGAL) and the Department of State Health Services Website: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/school/default.shtm.]- 36 -