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Hey all, I work at a private school, 1 month into school nursing in the midst of our current pandemic. Administration wants me to come up with a flyer on “staff rights.” Currently a staff member has tested positive for covid and its spreading like wildfire. Any tips or sources I can reference? Thank you all! I will take anything to kick start some creativity!

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.

On staff...rights???

I think I need more info before I can be helpful here.

Staff responsibilities now, I got you there. So far MOST of the spread of COVID in my district comes from what people are doing on their own time and not anything in the school setting. But that could change.

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..

Is this what he is talking about?

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf

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24 minutes ago, Cattz said:

Is this what he is talking about?

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf

Yes, I wondered if this is what he means as well. But this is 100% an HR thing and not something the school nurse should take on when it comes to providing specific info on paid leave. Does your school have policies on it?

I know because I've been walking a fine, fine line here with this myself. I'm the one getting data from staff when they complete our health screener prior to school entry and as COVID lead, I'm the person each employee must report a positive COVID case to. I know the general about leave, but I'm at the ready to refer folks to their direct manager and HR (while also protecting their HIPAA rights). But we have a very, very detailed COVID leave policy available that has been distributed and signed off on (along with our COVID workplace policies) by all staff. 

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Oh gosh, this definitely sounds like an HR and administration issue!

 

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Specializes in School Nursing.
On 11/2/2020 at 9:07 PM, Looking_ahead said:

Hey all, I work at a private school, 1 month into school nursing in the midst of our current pandemic. Administration wants me to come up with a flyer on “staff rights.” Currently a staff member has tested positive for covid and its spreading like wildfire. Any tips or sources I can reference? Thank you all! I will take anything to kick start some creativity!

I think this is something HR should be doing. I wouldn’t want to cross any lines that could run into legal troubles... 

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Specializes in kids.

K...imma be snarky for a minute

They apparently have the right to know all the deets on any given child,  regardless of whether they  would have any contact with them...

They have the right to whine about kids with cold sx being in their rooms...

But best of all, they have the right to determine (what is or not covid referrable symptoms,) and stay in school all day with a sore throat and respiratory symptoms, with  no plan to get a Covid test....cause they KNOW!!

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