so when she cant take a test in college b/c of her period...let her mom talk to her instructor, and when her boss ask her to complete a project but she cant b/c she has her period, maybe her mom will talk to her boss and let her go home, with pay of course. setting them up for heartache
Just had a kid come in wearing coat and hat, carrying bookbag and note from teacher saying the boy was miserable and needed to go home. As I'm assessing him, the phone rings, it's his mom, she wanted to let me know that teacher had texted her and she had someone on her way to get him. At that point I jotted down his (afebrile) temp, that he had a stuffy nose and denied pain or feeling bad, and the contents of the note. :-/
Have a question for you school nurses. Isn't there some regulation re a mandatory number of days/hours that a student MUST be in school in order to pass on to the next grade??? I would imagine that your 'frequent flyers' might be running low on their attendance presence.
It has been mentioned on TV that with all the unplanned 'snow days' this year, some schools may need to extend their school year or shorten vacation break in order to meet the minimum attendance requirements. So wouldn't high absenteeism jeopardize that mandatory requirement?
I'm thinking if that could be a positive or negative incentive/disincentive (also known 'unofficially as a threat) to insure attendance. Wouldn't the parents and/or kids be majorly po'd if they had to extend their school year? I would think so.
Part of the problem, at least in my school, is that the parents call the shots. Even kids that are outright truant are given a zillion chances to make things up.
I did speak to the Principal and really, no direction or back up. I asked him to reiterate the cell phone rule (that is not enforced) and that really isn't on his radar right now.
I'm going to keep documenting my butt off and keep telling the parent if I think their kid is not sick enough to go home. This is very frustrating, as I have never really worked with "peds" before. The problem, for the most part, is the parents.
I'm going to have to let it go, but its going to be hard because this really grinds my gears.
In my school, students get 14 UNexcused absences for the entire year. More than that, they have to repeat the grade. Letters go out at the end of January to parents of students that already have 8+ unexcused absences.
My school is a no cell phone zone. If a student is seen using a cell phone, it can be taken by any staff member and held until the end of the day. That student automatically gets detention. I have taken a student's cell phone. Because of this, if a parent calls the school or shows up to pick a kid, the main office always calls me. They are never surprised to hear "I have no seen that child in my office today." Up to the parent to still take the child or not, but that child will get detention.
Kids know I don't dismiss students unless they are truly sick. Word gets around. I deal with teens and some who will do anything to miss school. Have to show some tough love.
And if I let every girl leave because of her period...::sigh:: I know some girls have legit period-related issues, but those girls I am aware of and contact their parents to put together a plan if needed. The other girls...well, they don't like it when I tell they will not die because of their period.
Oy......My response to parents is this "The little cellular device in your childs hand, does not afford them the privilege of dismissing themself!"
Said nicely... with a smile....I follow up with "If your child is sick and needs to go home, by all means, burt sometimes, the reason a child does not present in my office is, SHOCKER they are not really sick!!!!!!"
Some get it, lots don't.
And so we head into spring...I think I heard a bird this morning!
I'm in my school nurse rotation for my ADN program and am in a high school. The number of kids who "go home" bc they already called their parents keeps the nurses occupied all day. Cramps, "a virus" in a misc body part, "I just want to take a nap", etc is just nuts. I have an 8 year old daughter who has been to the school nurse once, for a cough. I brought the cough medicine to school, gave it to her, then walked her back to class (holding her hand and skipping) then, I gave her a huge hug and kiss, in front of her class, and called her cupcake. Haven't had a phone call since. She ï¸sucks it up.
There comes a time when I leave it up to the parent's discretion after multiple visits, even when I think the child is malingering. I don't have the time to negotiate and plead with a child to go back to class. The teachers often just don't want to deal with the complaining either. At that point, it's the parent's job to deal with it. if they say "no" to going home, then the student is sent back to class with a note to teacher stating parent did not want to pick up. Of course this is only for students that present WNL on all findings. Of course I do have the parents who will pick up no matter what.
I don't have a problem with students calling home without my knowledge because we are K-5. I do know the MS and HS nurses have problems with that.
Have a question for you school nurses. Isn't there some regulation re a mandatory number of days/hours that a student MUST be in school in order to pass on to the next grade??? I would imagine that your 'frequent flyers' might be running low on their attendance presence.
It has been mentioned on TV that with all the unplanned 'snow days' this year, some schools may need to extend their school year or shorten vacation break in order to meet the minimum attendance requirements. So wouldn't high absenteeism jeopardize that mandatory requirement?
I'm thinking if that could be a positive or negative incentive/disincentive (also known 'unofficially as a threat) to insure attendance. Wouldn't the parents and/or kids be majorly po'd if they had to extend their school year? I would think so.
Just asking ...
We have a set number of days but we also are competency based, so it gets a little blurred. If they have excused absences and are passing the class, we do not have much leverage. Some teachers write in participation as part of the competencies but if they are engaged when in the class, again, we get no traction.
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so when she cant take a test in college b/c of her period...let her mom talk to her instructor, and when her boss ask her to complete a project but she cant b/c she has her period, maybe her mom will talk to her boss and let her go home, with pay of course. setting them up for heartache