24 hour vomit rule

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I have a teacher not happy with our department (and me since I am the face of our department in this building).

PreK student vomited on the bus yesterday at 745am. Student's mom dropped her off at school this morning at 8am. It's been 24 hours, which is our guideline. Teacher and classroom aide are not pleased. Wash your hands and move on!

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Specializes in School Nursing, Ambulatory Care, etc..

Are teachers ever really happy with us?

7 more wake ups!

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

I can tell you their displeasure isn't a result of their deep seeded concern for the health of "the children." Our Pre K classes are at school for 3 hours; 2 morning and 2 afternoon classes. I seldom require a child who I send home for XYZ illness to stay out the next day and I get the same push back from our teachers and aide. Geez, it's practically 24 hours before their next class is scheduled anyway - get over yourself!

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Specializes in school nursing.
Are teachers ever really happy with us?

7 more wake ups!

A little off-topic but we work all next week through Friday. :crying2:

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Want to see some angry teachers?

A bus puker may even spend the day if I feel like it was just car sickness and water/crackers tolerated well.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Ambulatory Care, etc..
A little off-topic but we work all next week through Friday. :crying2:

us too! Our last day before break is 21Dec and we are back on 02Jan

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I can tell you their displeasure isn't a result of their deep seeded concern for the health of "the children." Our Pre K classes are at school for 3 hours; 2 morning and 2 afternoon classes. I seldom require a child who I send home for XYZ illness to stay out the next day and I get the same push back from our teachers and aide. Geez, it's practically 24 hours before their next class is scheduled anyway - get over yourself!

We have 26 preK classroom. Most are 2.5 hours a day with a morning and an afternoon session. A few are 5 hour programs for students with more significant needs. There's gonna be germs. Wash your hands.

A little off-topic but we work all next week through Friday. :crying2:

us too! Our last day before break is 21Dec and we are back on 02Jan

It's 7 more school wake ups! Weekends don't count!

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Specializes in School Nurse.

One of the first grade teachers I used to work with referred to her students as her "little disease vectors." Yeah, wash your hands a lot.

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us too! Our last day before break is 21Dec and we are back on 02Jan

The 2nd? Yikes! We come back the 7th.

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Exactly..the story of my life. Wash your hands and move on geesh!! Do they not know we live in a large petri dish...

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yuck! We work through the 21st as well but not back until Jan 7th...we have an inservice education day the 7th and kids come back the 8th

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us too! Our last day before break is 21Dec and we are back on 02Jan

same here too in NY

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