I feel like I talk out when to come to the nurse with my frequent fliers a lot, but the reason they are coming usually is behavioral/avoidance. I would be nervous that a think sheet would give them...
We had one for a student with Crohn's, and thankfully the parents were AWESOME and provided all lunches and snacks so the school cafeteria didn't have to provide anything for that child. And we don't...
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Same ^ Next Tuesday is my last day before the break and on monday and tuesday they have special things for the kiddos planned and a lot of my families are actually taking the little ones out all of...
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I have my glasses on today because my allergies flared up and I had two teachers ask me already if *I* had pink eye. I reallly wanted to tell them that "yup I have it, so only send me emergencies...
**Admins, please don't put on facebook** I am a bit upset at the moment because I just met with one of my counselors about a student and she made a comment about "well you know what happened on...
Update: I spoke with the principal and he said that he was told I knew and couldn't attend the meetings. Which is wrong. He promised to always talk to me himself if he notices I am not present and he...
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Sorry the parents are sick. And I feel like we should have the option of choosing between PD and a day in the office. We have a mandatory number of CEU hours we need, so people would still attend,...
I plan on touching base with the other counselor and principal about it. And I hear you guys, we are the least important staff until we are suddenly the MOST important staff when something serious...
I will admit that I over use ice. It's magical and it makes a little one go from sitting in here crying for 5 mins before I calm them down to a two minute visit because the ice "made it all better"....
I crush a few of mine and one has special organic chocolate almond milk that his goes into. lol I have asked parents if I could try to teach a few of them and they always say
Write them back. I had 2 teachers that did that to me when I first started so I started writing back. "student has fever a needs to go home"--> Student temp is 98.2, no signs of illness, can stay...
I'm the "bad guy" with a some of our parents and staff who want me to bend the rules. But then I am the lifesaver for a bunch of my other students' parents and with my staff, so I think it balances...
This is perfectly said. There is most likely going to be backlash from other students, other student's parents and all sorts of people who really have no business with having an opinion in the first...