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Public commenter urges Royse City ISD to adopt SB12 parental-consent form for school health services
Summary
At the board’s public forum, Amy Avery urged the district to implement a written parental-consent form so school nurses comply with Senate Bill 12 (effective Sept. 1); she said continuing non-emergency care without written consent risks disciplinary or criminal consequences for licensed nurses.
Amy Avery, speaking during the board’s public forum, told trustees that Senate Bill 12—effective Sept. 1—now requires written parental consent for health services provided in schools and that district forms in use do not meet the new requirement. “As of September 1, Senate Bill 12 requires written parental consent for health services provided in schools,” she said, adding that the district’s current health-history form “does not meet the criteria for written parental consent under SB 12.”
Avery said she had checked with Paul Bradley, identified as lead consultant for nursing practice with the Texas Board of Nursing, and that nurses remain legally bound to follow the law. “Providing non emergency health services to students without written consent would place us in direct violation of the law,” she said, warning that violations could carry “possible criminal charges and disciplinary action against our license.” She asked the board to “immediately implement a consent form for parents authorizing written consent for health services” so nurses can provide care without legal risk.
