Do you think schools will resume this year?

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Hi,

I'm a school nurse in the northeast. We are closed for at least 2 weeks, but I anticipate it will be much longer than that. I really do hope that we get to a point where it is safe to reopen, but my gut is saying that we might be done for this school year.

What are your thoughts?

Specializes in School Health.

Florida Schools will continue distance learning for the remainder of the school year as of 4/19/2020.

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5 hours ago, Keeperofbandages said:

Florida Schools will continue distance learning for the remainder of the school year as of 4/19/2020.

Illinois also. ? I knew it was coming, but I shed a few tears.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

no definitive calls made here yet. Out until a least mid may. To those of you who are done, are they letting you in to do paperwork and files? I popped my head in on Monday to get a textbook for my kid and wasn't let past the vestibule.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Ambulatory Care, etc..

Texas schools will complete the year with distance learning

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Specializes in kids.

Out for the year...gah. I MISS the kids!!

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
20 minutes ago, BunnyBunnyBSNRN said:

Texas schools will complete the year with distance learning

Governor called it. But we can start doing retail with pick up only...not sure what that looks like.

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4 hours ago, Flare said:

no definitive calls made here yet. Out until a least mid may. To those of you who are done, are they letting you in to do paperwork and files? I popped my head in on Monday to get a textbook for my kid and wasn't let past the vestibule.

I went in today to do medication inventory/get my list so I can email parents and arrange med pick up. My paperwork is all up to date but I'm pretty sure they'd let me in if it wasn't. It's just our maintenance staff going in a few hours 3 days a week so I arranged with them.

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On 4/22/2020 at 8:11 AM, Flare said:

no definitive calls made here yet. Out until a least mid may. To those of you who are done, are they letting you in to do paperwork and files? I popped my head in on Monday to get a textbook for my kid and wasn't let past the vestibule.

We decided to remain on our online platform for the remainder of the year back in March. I've been coming in about 1-2 times/week since all of this started. Our Mayor put a "locked office" amendment in our "mandatory stay at home orders" (he refused to call it "shelter in place" due to the potential confusion with severe weather alerts we get) that stated any businesses that can be conducted in an office that can be locked can still be operational so that's what I've been exercising. Also, there's no one actually enforcing anything in my area either soooo I'm not sure what I would have done had there been someone saying I couldn't come in.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Pediatrics.

MA is out for the year as well. we are still in the process of making plans of how to end the school year, so much still to do, that will be left undone.

Next year will be interesting for sure! I think it will look very different and our offices will too.

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Specializes in School Nurse.

Well, they officially called us out for the rest of the year. Big issue is dealing with the seniors. Trini and I are working on our part of that.

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Doubt it in 2020 at all. Hope I'm wrong.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

We're out for the rest of the SY as of today. No calls made on ESY/Summer school yet. ?

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