I also think you should just finish out the school year. Legally you may only need to give 2 weeks but with only 3 weeks left, I think they would be very unhappy with you leaving them without coverage...
I deal with this alot, not necessarily in special ed students, but with my younger grades. Plus, once the teacher starts the "Aww, you don't seem to feel good" doting, the kids really don't have a...
Thank you! I agree that I don't want to do away with OTC meds altogether, just hoping to find some middle ground. If a child has regular migraines or has an ear infection and needs pain control a...
I know that here in Texas, public schools do not give OTC meds without MD auth, parent permission, etc. Below is a post I put on RNsights so I apologize for those who see it twice. I stepped into a...
Kafergie replied to projectsarah's topic in School
I have also called parents to let them know their child is suddenly using their inhaler daily. Lots of times, the parents don't know because the child is never "needing" the inhaler at home/ on...
Pretty much the same thing here, plus requesting homework assignments for absent kids. I've never been to a school where this is a practice. But here, when parents call in the absence, they can...
Maybe I am under reacting but my thought is you can't force them to take her in. Although vision is important, it is not life threatening. I agree if it is affecting her academically, then maybe the...
I think you did the right thing! I also would never deny care to something emergent but you don't want people to just assume you are there anytime something is going on on your campus. I like the "no...
Kafergie replied to caregiver1977's topic in School
I think it is a bad idea, but it's an ongoing battle here. Kids can definately be allergic to guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, etc. One teacher here actually had ferrets as class pets! The entire...
I only send home for a fever. I may let a parent know if the throat just looks terrible (spots, patches, etc) but leave it up to them in regards to a pick-up. I will mention though, that we have had a...