Bernarda Jaime Jr. High announces on-campus vaccine clinic

Bernarda Jaime Jr. High is lining up a vaccine clinic for 8th grade families, giving parents in San Diego one more school-year task to handle close to home before students move on to high school. The campus message was direct: “Attention 8th grade families!” and “Vaccine clinic is coming to BJJH! Contact Nurse Monica Saenz with any questions.”

The clinic matters because state immunization rules are part of the school-entry process in Texas, where the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Education Agency set vaccine requirements for students in public and private schools. Texas also publishes grade-based guidance, immunization record information and exemption rules, which makes an on-campus clinic a useful option for families trying to keep paperwork and health requirements aligned.

Bernarda Jaime Jr. High is at 609 W Labbe Ave in San Diego, Texas 78384, and the school lists its main number as (361) 279-3382 ext. 2321. Families with questions can reach Monica Saenz through the school, and the district’s School Health Services page identifies Monica G. Saenz as the district head nurse and Cynthia Garcia as Bernarda Jaime Jr. High’s nurse’s assistant.

The announcement is especially aimed at students in eighth grade, the group most likely to be preparing for the transition out of junior high and into high school. That makes the timing important for parents who are already balancing summer sports, camps, travel and back-to-school paperwork. A clinic on campus can reduce one more errand and keep the process tied to the school itself, where staff already handle student health concerns.

Texas law allows medical exemptions and conscientious or religious exemptions from immunization requirements, and state guidance points families to immunization records as part of the school-vaccine process. For parents sorting out next steps, that means the practical work usually starts with records and questions about what the student still needs for school compliance.

Bernarda Jaime Jr. High also has a School Health Services section and a School Health Advisory Council document area, showing that student health is already part of the campus structure. For Jim Wells County families, the clinic is less about a headline than about removing a common back-to-school hurdle before it becomes a problem.