I am allowed to dispense cough drops per standing order in my school. I buy cheap ones in boxes of 1200.
In the month of September I went through 1 box plus some of cough drops. So probably about 1400 cough drops. IN ONE MONTH!!!!!
I went through 1 box (1200) for the entire school year last year.
I have students stop in ALL DAY LONG asking for cough drops. They leave in the middle of class just for cough drops. They come to my office between classes and get cough drops. They even come after school for cough drops.
Sometimes it's the same student. Sometimes it's all different students. Sometimes it's an afterthought. Like "Can I have ibuprofen for my headache? Oh! And can I get some cough drops?" I even had one student come in and take some "for the weekend, because we can't afford them." I was in the middle of something else when she said this so I didn't have time to stop her, plus I felt kind of bad.
I have started telling people I am out of cough drops (even though I am not) to see if this will curb down on the visits. But it hasn't.
So what do I do? Keep giving them out? Stop giving them out all together? Limit to 2? Then they'll be back for more before class even ends (We have 80 minute blocks in our school).
And those of you who use JARS of petroleum jelly?? Take about infection risk!
We have little one-use packets of PJ and I still have some . . . stashed! (Happy Farawayn? I only used three).
All rules and regs for schools are so disjointed and many make NO sense.
California passed that "stock epi" law last year and made it ok for anyone to give epi yet petroleum jelly is risky? It is ok for staff to be trained to give PR meds for seizures but don't you dare let a kid use some PR on their chapped lips? (P.S. Absolutely zero staff volunteered for this job).
Geee. I am being entertained this morning. I had to google what an ellipses is. Hmmm...I have learned something so early in the day already. I think I should be able to go home now. Can anyone write me a note that includes a "get out of jail free" card?
Geee. I am being entertained this morning. I had to google what an ellipses is. Hmmm...I have learned something so early in the day already. I think I should be able to go home now. Can anyone write me a note that includes a "get out of jail free" card?
I didn't know they were called ellipses. I call them "dot dot" or "dot dot dot" depending on how long I'd like that pause to be between words or phrases......ya know..for dramatic effect.
I didn't know they were called ellipses. I call them "dot dot" or "dot dot dot" depending on how long I'd like that pause to be between words or phrases......ya know..for dramatic effect.
I also got rid of petroleum jelly (still keep a stash) and anti-itch cream. I had a teacher last year send me 60 kids in 2 months just for mosquito bites!! And I was getting every single kid with dry lips or dry nose coming for "chapstick". I was over it! Told my Principal to send out an email letting everyone know that I will no longer carry non-essential items in the nursing clinic such as those two items. If they want to deal with it....go buy some and dispense in your own classroom.
Farawyn
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The RULE is 3 ellipses! THREE!
You guys are killing me...