As my daughter sets with me at lunch and starts talking about something that was said in a program got me thinking about a conversation I had with one of our basketball players. We are from a small...
cooties_are_real replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
UPDATE--- Called LD in for V/H screening. Asked student if she went to the dr. and she said, "yes" (sad). Me: What did they do? LD: Took blood. ME: When will they let you know? LD: (very rejected and...
cooties_are_real replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
Oh, yes. Last year the ladies in the front office called me desperate for me to intervene some how. We had a gentleman using the staff's men restroom and would walk out without washing his hands....
Innocence. Had a 9th grader come in to my office and when I asked her what she needed, she spelled out P-A-D. It's nice to see a Little Darling being modest. Made me
cooties_are_real replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School
High School--approx 800 students Daily visits including meds- 25 (until yesterday when I saw 40.) Elementary (go help from time to time since our coordinator is on campus here)-approx 1200 students...
cooties_are_real replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
Little Darling-"I need to talk to privately." Me: Come on in. LD: Do you have one of those test? Me: (knowing full well what she is talking about, but just have to hear her say it) What kind of test?...
cooties_are_real replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
C'mon Now... Why do you want to have lice so bad???????? I have Little Darling that will want to get out of class for a head check.(She is a jr. with a history of lice when she was younger) I had...
Had a Little Darling come in with this simple issue, "my throat hurts and my nose is stopped up." Remember SIMPLE. Took temp, no temp. Throat clear. Stated LD could be having some allergy issues, gave...
cooties_are_real replied to Amethya's topic in School
How funny. We had issues with fake absence notes a few years back. A parent that had worked for the dr would use old stationary and write her notes from. It's crazy the lengths parents will
cooties_are_real replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
Had TWO of these yesterday. One was a new student and the other a basketball player. Really, I'm not calling anyone for you. Ride the bus, call your mom after school or whatever, but I'm not telling...
cooties_are_real replied to Dattebayo's topic in School
I do not like making the initial call after an altercation just for that reason. I don't know how things went down or what discipline is dealt out. After I give parent report of injury and treatment,...
I had an exchange with a grandmother today that turned awkward (and this is not the first time.) She was here to see what her Little Darling would need to get to use the restroom anytime she wanted...
cooties_are_real replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School
My favorite is walking down the hallway and teacher says "I did such and such (on the job injury)" Which I reply "Come to my office for paperwork so we can do a "Report only" so if you have issues and...
cooties_are_real replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
Little Darling comes in at 754 am (tardy bell rings at 755 am) and informs me grand mother told her to call her if she still did not feel better. Informed student I would not call grandmother since...
cooties_are_real replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School
I completed my first spinal screening this year. No big issues, but I did have one Little Darling call her mom about the screening. Little Darling proceeded to tell me her mother said she didn't have...
cooties_are_real replied to WyVy's topic in School
No reset here!!!! Had a student with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome a couple of years ago. Her shoulder would slip out of socket. When that happened we called mom and she went home. Nope, Nope not doing
cooties_are_real replied to Flare's topic in School
Well, I don't like the idea. Have had a couple of instances where students have given other students meds. One time student #1 gave student #2 like 14 aleve. Student #2 took 4-7 here at school at one...
cooties_are_real replied to kidzcare's topic in School
I help with our district church camps. I volunteer just so I can go to camp. We have one week of youth camp and one week of kids camp. We have to pay for my kiddo's to go as campers. When my son went...
cooties_are_real replied to peaceful2100's topic in School
I am at the high school. I love it, but the drama the last few years has been unbelievable. With 2 Little Darlings that are always trying to get out of class or go home everyday (and I do mean...
cooties_are_real replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
They don't like when you have an answer to the problem that is contrary to what they have already decided needed to happen. Here if they don't like what I do they whip out the cellphone and call home...