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i'm feeling very short fused lately with the parade of minor complaints coming into my office. Chapped lips -holy crow - i must have seen 50 kids looking for the little packets of lip balm yesterday - i just stopped charting it at one point when i got too busy with actual issues. Dry skin, stuffy noses. I can't believe that students are let out of class for these non issues. Yes, i get that dry skin is irritating, but it's also not worth leaving in the middle of a lesson for.

And, yes - i've mentioned to staff and admins that perhaps the children don't need to leave class for all of these small crises. Some of my admins are supportive, some of the teachers are cooperative - others not so much.

When it happens you will find parents are much more concerned about this than a flu outbreak. The only thing that comes close is norovirus, though I think lice still win on the panic scale.

I've been cursed with both this week :( I'm ready for summer vacation LOL

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I could have written this myself! And to top things off, our local newspaper published a front page article about lice in our district, saying we had 5 "confirmed" cases... Um, know for a fact those weren't confirmed by me or administrators because they called and we declined comment for privacy reasons. And seriously, out of nearly 800 students, I wouldn't really call 5 cases an outbreak or newsworthy. *rolls eyes*

Well, I am supposedly not doing my job because I allow lice in the school. Seriously; a parent posted this on Facebook about me.

Am SO over this, it's not funny :mad:

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Well, I am supposedly not doing my job because I allow lice in the school. Seriously; a parent posted this on Facebook about me.

Am SO over this, it's not funny :mad:

I completely understand. We've had parents blasting us on Facebook, too. I just think it's ridiculous that we, the nurses, get blamed for allowing this to happen. We can only do so much... And as long as we are following policy, we are doing our job, regardless what the parents think. Besides, unless I have lice and rubbing my head on students, it's not my fault they have it [emoji38]

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Well they have metal detectors at the doors of the court house. Someone maybe needs to invent a head louse detector for the school house door…. Just an idea:geek:

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TWO Kindergarten students sent down yesterday so I could.........WIPE THEIR NOSES.

Has common sense just gone out the window???

These teachers and the classroom aide all have children. Do they take their kids to Urgent care when their nose runs?

if you want to work with little kids, you can't be fearful of snot. Seriously!

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TWO Kindergarten students sent down yesterday so I could.........WIPE THEIR NOSES.

Has common sense just gone out the window???

These teachers and the classroom aide all have children. Do they take their kids to Urgent care when their nose runs?

if you want to work with little kids, you can't be fearful of snot. Seriously!

Didn't you know, snot you're genetically related to is much less gross then snot you're not!

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True...But if you can't handle non genetic snot, don't work in elementary school. :cautious:

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I had a child come to me this week with the complaint of "Sometimes when I have my coat on, I feel too hot." A teacher let that student leave class to come to the nurse for that complaint. This I know, because I asked the student what she told the teacher. Still considering going to the principle with that one.

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They were merciless in my school's town about me when it came to the big lice outbreak which was clearly going around the school even though the only kids that seemed to catch it were on the cheerleading team.

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Yesterday 2 smiling giggly little girls ran into my office 10 minutes after arrival. I asked the teachers not to send kids (except dire emergencies) for the first 30 minutes so I can get attendance done. These little girls come from a class where the teacher never lets them out unless they clearly need nursing care.

Me: Why are you guys here?

Girl 1: Her tooth.

Me: Is it loose?

Girl 2: no

Me: Did it fall out?

Girl 2: Yes!

Me: Okay, where is it?

Girl 2: At home.

There was a sub in the classroom. That was just the beginning of every child in the room learning where my office is!

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Well, I am supposedly not doing my job because I allow lice in the school. Seriously; a parent posted this on Facebook about me.

Am SO over this, it's not funny :mad:

WE love you mc.

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