If you have filed a report for Medical Neglect

[MHDNURSE]

What was it for and how did you decide it was time?

I have a student here who is possibly nearing that point. I have a meeting scheduled with his 504 team and have several staff aware and involved, but we are feeling like it isn't "quite time" yet, for lack of a better description. It is sort of a grey area, nothing easy/obvious like a parent failing to bring in an epi pen after repeated attempts. Just curious from those of you who have BTDT, what was your experience?

[Kooky Korky, BSN, RN]

I personally haven't but a previous nurse at another school did several times. The child was medically fragile and would come to school very dirty, mouth a mess, and was losing weight. She had to be weighed everyday at school. The powers that be never did anything about the complaints and the child ended up passing away. Very, very sad and unfortunate situation.

"The powers that be" as in Child Protective Services? What actually happened with this child? Somebody needs to answer up.

[OyWithThePoodles, RN]

"The powers that be" as in Child Protective Services? What actually happened with this child? Somebody needs to answer up.

Yes, CPS. And I won't go into details as it would be easy to identify this child. It was over a matter of years. Years of neglect that in many peoples opinion contributed to the death of the child.

[grammy1]

We have a great social worker at our school and I usually try to enlist her help before calling CPS. She can usually get services and help for them. Sometimes all I have to do is mention social worker to the parent and they take action themselves. I think many think social worker and CPS are the same thing.

[WineRN]

I had one that was an obvious call and one that I went back and forth on at the end of last year.

I had a student who was an undiagnosed asthmatic who's family kept lying to me about getting treatment.

The day I was going to call I received a fax confirming the diagnosis and medication that afternoon.