I love how every sniffle from their students warrants a quarantine but then they'll be hacking up a lung, tell me they had a fever of 102 the night before but they didn't want to take a day......
Pledge every day here but on their own not over announcements. Once a week, morning meeting with pledge and all kids singing National Anthem or God Bless America or America the
This is so true! I worry about "my kids" all the time, do they have food to eat at home on weeklong vacations? How can I get mom some education so she can help little Jimmy manage his diabetes more...
No hiding in the corner allowed. We need each other here. We all understand the crazy we get from kids, parents, physicians, teachers, administration, etc. and as we have seen here a few times...
Today I have to work on 2 papers for grad school all evening. I'm hating this semester but I keep reminding myself this too shall pass. Only 1 semester left after this. Usually I can get into it...
I'm shocked at what some of my elementary school students' parents think is appropriate tv for their kids! When I hear my 2nd and 3rd graders talking about watching the Big Bang Theory and Criminal...
Love unexpected snow days, off Friday, again on Monday and then a 2hr delay this morning! We have 3 snow days built in that we don't get back if they are not used so I love having those unexpected...
You did all you could do. Things happen. You documented, called your supervisors and called the parents. You can't control what happens but it sounds like you did everything
Really??? You can't see the validity of any of our points about school-aged children and their inhalers in school? I don't mind non-School Nurses coming here and commenting-I love them to see our...
I am in an Elementary School PK-6. I have 4th-6th graders who self carry and administer their inhalers, after it has been signed off by their parent, their physician and me. They have to be able to...
Not me! I love my summer vacation-days spent at the beach, nights hanging with my family. It's a great chance to recharge my batteries and my brain!! Ours is usually 9 or 10 weeks depending upon...
The summer after I first started I cleaned out all the cabinets in my room and found some real gems: sanitary pads in the box stamped with "belt no longer needed" on it was the best! I mean seriously...
If they look green and say they threw up last night, I call home. If not then back they go. I am not the vomit police! I swear people think I sit here and just wait for someone to come in. Can't...