Teachers sending kids late in the day.

OldDude · Dec 4, 2015

Yea, I get that. Always have and it's likely I always will. I do however, let the parents decide if they want to come pick the kid up or have them dismiss the way they normally do; unless they show signs of being really sick - know what I mean?

Flare, ASN, BSN · Dec 4, 2015

That makes my top 5 of things that really tick me off! Especially when it's 10 minutes to go on a Friday. I think really - you've had a stomach ache for hours and it can't wait for 10 more minutes. My answer is a rest for a minute then go pack up. Buh- to the- bye.

abc123RN · Dec 4, 2015

Or when they send kids after you have left for the day. Next day they are a mad because you left work on time instead of checking that crystal ball to know there would be a major event.

nyy2 · Dec 4, 2015

That is definitely one of my pet peeves!!!!!! In most cases I tell them they will get home faster on the bus than sitting here waiting for mom/dad/grandparent, as I point to the buses lined up outside my window. 95% of the time the parent will say to send home on the bus anyways. I did have one on Wednesday come down about 2 minutes before they were going to board the buses and mom did pick up, but at least she picked him up right before I was due to punch out.

As much as I love my teachers here, I wish they would use some common sense sometimes! Unless they are vomiting, or suddenly look very ill, it is pointless to send a student to the nurse when they are going to be leaving within minutes!

Eleven011 · Dec 4, 2015

Unless those kids that show up in the last 15 min of the day are holding a bucket of puke or a rag to stop the bleeding, they get a quick temp check and sent back to class. They made it this long, they can make it a few minutes more!

kidzcare · Dec 4, 2015

Unless those kids that show up in the last 15 min of the day are holding a bucket of puke or a rag to stop the bleeding, they get a quick temp check and sent back to class. They made it this long, they can make it a few minutes more!

I don't check temps late in the day. :nono: If I know a student has a fever, I cannot send them home on the bus.

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Dec 4, 2015

Ugh, three "headache" students with less than 10 minutes of class left today. None of which needed more than a break to walk to my office.

Farawyn · Dec 4, 2015

We started telling kids they can't sign in after 2.

School ends at 2:16.

:bag:

SchoolNurseTXstyle · Dec 4, 2015

I had one this afternoon c/o braces pain 14 minutes before dismissal.......

lifelearningrn, BSN, RN · Dec 4, 2015

This irritates me too. I almost always send them back to class- or allow them to rest but I ALWAYS send them on their way at dismissal. If they have a fever (rare), I'll let the parent know (If I can get in touch) but I will not keep them after dismissal unless they are throwing up uncontrolled. It's almost impossible to get a kid picked up early in the day, no way I'm waiting hours after school. As far as I know, there are no policies that require a fever not get on the bus...

cynmrn · Dec 8, 2015

I hate this, too. Almost everyone gets on that bus at dismissal unless there is some traumatic injury, they're blue or they're really, really sick (lots of vomiting, very high fever). It's so hard to get ahold of parents in my school district (although it has been better this year...? Knock on wood) that it's just not practical to keep them here. They would get home and hopefully taken care of faster if I simply let them go home their usual way. Lots of kids do go to the Boys and Girls Club after school here, though, so if they're a little iffy, I do ask them how they get home/where they go at the end of the day, because these plans might need to be changed.