Seems parents aren't parenting

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Has anyone else noticed parents are becoming more irresponsible? This year I've had a 2nd grader whose parents do not give his insulin after breakfast so by 8:30 his GCM is alarming d/t high BG reading (they give him a McGriddle every am on the way to school), he is a very picky eater and won't eat at school so we deal with lo BG after lunch. I've suggested packing a lunch, but have yet to see him bring one. A 4th grade diabetic with a pump comes to school with no insulin in the cartridge, and of course all phone calls go straight to voice mail with no return calls. That's on top of the little darlings that come to the clinic with true vomiting, hi temps or BAs and contact #s have been changed, they're not taking calls at this time or goes straight to voice mail. I've sent the SRO to their homes, yet there's no answer at the door either. Is anyone else dealing with this?

Thankfully it is only a minor thing and I wasn't doing CPR on the kid!!

That number would have been 911 if that was the case, just sayin :D

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That number would have been 911 if that was the case, just sayin :D

Oh I know that number WELL!! Used many times!

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Oh I know that number WELL!! Used many times!

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

Because we don't have access. We also don't have an ED in our health suite.

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Because we don't have access. We also don't have an ED in our health suite.

I know :D

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.
That number would have been 911 if that was the case, just sayin :D

9-1-1 would definitely be called - but at some point you need to get ahold of a parent as i'm sure they'd probably want a little heads up if their child were getting cpr

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9-1-1 would definitely be called - but at some point you need to get ahold of a parent as i'm sure they'd probably want a little heads up if their child were getting cpr

That would be my 2nd phone call lol

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
No, it hasn't. My points are simple.

1. Under no circumstances should anyone ever threaten a call to cps or similar division. There can be no good outcome from this behavior. It does not protect children. It strains the relationship between the parent and the person making the threat. If you want to help a child, this is the worst thing you can do. If you suspect abuse or neglect, just call.

2. There could be many, many reasons why a good parent does not return a phone call in 2 hours.

And that's all. I haven't changed my mind about those two things.

OK, so go at it from this perspective...let's say you work at XYZ hospital and your shift starts at 8:00 am. You don't report for work. At 8:15 your supervisor calls you to find out why you're not at work. The call goes to voice mail. The supervisor calls all the numbers you have provided and gets into contact with no one; leaves voice mails if some of the phones are accepting them. You return the supervisors call at 10:30 and say "fill in the blank." Should your supervisor excuse your absence from work because there are many many reasons why a good employee does not return a phone call in 2 hours?

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OK, so go at it from this perspective...let's say you work at XYZ hospital and your shift starts at 8:00 am. You don't report for work. At 8:15 your supervisor calls you to find out why you're not at work. The call goes to voice mail. The supervisor calls all the numbers you have provided and gets into contact with no one; leaves voice mails if some of the phones are accepting them. You return the supervisors call at 10:30 and say "fill in the blank." Should your supervisor excuse your absence from work because there are many many reasons why a good employee does not return a phone call in 2 hours?

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Honestly I have a 5 year old daughter and I could not imagine her sitting in some school office sick/hurt/miserable without me or someone I trust rushing to her to get her. I know when I worked as a LVN that I may not be able to leave but my husband easily could and HAS. Being in the nursing field we all know it usually isn't possible for us to leave to go get our child or be able to answer those calls but that is why there are other numbers listed for our children in case of emergencies.

I was one of those children that CPS should have been called on but never was. When a child shows up every day bruised up, in not that clean of clothes, too thin for it to be natural or parents who don't bother to return calls from the school when hurt or sick then YES CALL CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES. My schools, yes SCHOOLS since we moved almost every year I went to many, failed me as a child. I had shown up with blatantly obvious bruises, burns and unattended to injuries that were never looked into or ignored. Sadly my mother was a nurse herself, she shouldn't have been able to keep her license or custody. My father had better patience still he was not much better but at least CPS kept him from neglecting my brother to the extent I was.

Parents who do not have concern for their child(ren)'s safety or health in times of school emergency are showing signs of neglectful parenting.

It is better to call and have it turn out to be nothing than it is to NOT call and have these children lives worsen.

Oh I know that number WELL!! Used many times!

well at least thats one phone number we know WILL ANSWER!

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No, it hasn't. My points are simple.

r and callh these parents are only doing this just one time, these are parents who EVERY SINGLE TIME they do this. One time is just that, a sole occurrence. Are you honestly going to continue to act like these parents are getting this threat after one sole occurrence of this? Each of these scenarios are very clearly parents who repeatedly are doing this. So yes there are many reasons why a good parent wouldn't return a phone call within 2 hours but they can't keep using these excuses every single time. A "good" parent would've found another solution as backup in case of this possible occurrence again.

My daughter's school know I can't answer my phone and they also know my husband is not allowed to have his phone on his person. They text me and get a response as soon as I see it. I also immediately call or text my husband's general foreman and tell him our daughter's school needs to speak with him. He immediately lets my husband know he needs to call her school. If he isn't reachable or I don't get a response within 15mins then it is on to plan C. my friend will go pick her up. If that doesn't work then on to plan D where we have an after school care provider go pick her up until someone can come get her. If we don't answer or respond they immediately call after school care and see if they can come get her, if they can't they go to the next number which is my husband's aunt who live about 90min drive away so she will come get her or she will send her daughter to come get her.

GOOD parents make provisions for the next time that it possibly could happen again

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