EnoughWithTheIce

Sometimes these practices come back to bite them on the butt. I had a student that the SPED was sending home A LOT for "illness." When mom got the truancy letter - she was mad! Admin came to me on why illness absences not excused. and I explained it is because I never saw the student. never happened again with that teacher. Of course, now she drives me crazy with every tiny thing but, oh well!!

BOTH!!! Why do they EVEN come to us if they are going to argue??

OMG, yes to all of the above! I have been at several different schools in several different districts. Though I get along great with my current office staff, counselors and admin - I still feel that staff is the hardest part of the job. The teachers that rarely greet me, but oh my goodness when they want someone to look in their ear, I should drop everything. DRIVES.ME.NUTS. When staff call me just by "nurse", I call them right back by their title also. You get what you give!

I just had a conversation with a SPED teacher who had "no clue" she was supposed to call or put on my e-pass before sending a student down because of covid protocol. We have been in person since August!! More like, she knew and thought rules don't apply to her because they never do with the SPED department. And kids stomach was hurting all day but decided to drop her off to me on their way to lunch.

This is so well said. Why apologize for something that we did not create and have no control over????

Masks are now optional in my district! One giant free for all.................

Kids in morning athletics (and their parents who support the behavior). Well enough to attend practice, too sick to go to math 2nd period!! But, I leave in an area where sports ARE THE PRIORITY!

I just sent a student home with 4 covid symptoms, including a temp. Reason for being sent to school - so she would not miss basketball tryouts!

Do you ever feel that their department is a full-time job in itself??? And I am not talking about the kids, THE STAFF! And they don't seem to know how to use a telephone - they just love to call people on the radio instead. And panic when I can't answer right away because I am on the phone or with a student. It is never an emergency anyway. Sorry, Friday rant over.

I am trying to stay as motivated and as positive as possible. However, it is hard to fight the good fight when I know I am trying my best to do what is right for my students, staff, and community - yet they are choosing to not take it seriously. I place kids on quarantine, yet they are out at the Friday football games and target. I have learned this year that I can only control my own actions and educate. What others choose is in their own hands.

STAFF.IS.THE.HARDEST.PART.OF.THIS. JOB

I had a VERY similar situation about 3-4 weeks ago. These episodes had happened several times at home but parents had never given me a heads up. You can only make decisions based on the info you have and your assessment. Never doubt it!

COVID C'MON NOW!! Parent #1 sends kid to school with cough, fever, body aches, etc. Mad because you send home and quarantine when "it is just allergies!" Parent #2 keeps kid at home for 3 weeks because mom's co-workers neighbor's brother-in-law's niece dated a guy one time back in February that posted on facebook he is positive. Parent mad at you that her daugher is not considered a close contact. Can we just find SOME middle ground????

This is what I would fear! After 8 weeks in, I am finally getting parents to understand the need to keep ill kids home and follow up with their PCP. If they found out we are testing, the lines will be out the door every morning. What are the implications for nurses doing these tests? It's diagnostic, is that even within our scope???

In my soul, I really believe that this would not be done to any other person on a school campus besides the nurse. That is disheartening!! I would find a place where nobody could find me from here on out And to not even have the decency to ask the kid what they even needed first!!