Some New York City public schools lack a school nurse, despite many children having health issues like diabetes and asthma. The blame can be placed on the doorstep of the Principal, who has total control of the school's budget. Rather than allocate funds for a school nurse, they rather rely on the undependable DOE to supply and pay for a school nurse to save money.
The principals will claim, and rightly so, that the blame lies with the DOE, since they are responsible for providing a school nurse, free of charge to the school. However, when the DOE fails to do so, then the Principal should be using their funds to do so. True, the DOE's imposed school based fair student funding and their refusal to fund the schools at 100% of their fair funding (most schools are receiving only 90%) affects the decision to hire a school nurse with school resources. However, it must be pointed out that the DOE gives principals full discretion on allocating funds. Therefore, lacking a school nurse lies with the Principal.
To me, lacking a school nurse is a health crisis and with the many students who have health issues, principals are practicing educational maleficence and parents should demand their removal since they are not putting their students first..
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Hi Chaz, always love reading your commentary. But, do know that Principal's do not pay for a school nurse via their Galaxy. That allocation is from Tweed, only. They do not pay a nurse's salary.
If I was a Principal and the DOE could not or did not supply a school nurse I would at least pay for a nurse out of my own budget.
1- principals do not pay for a nurse through their galaxy
2- The borough office is very strict with how principals allocate their money now and would not approve this.
3- If a school has a DOH nurse, then they have no say is who their nurse is. And nurses have the right to say no to go to a school.
4- There is a huge nurse shortage and could not cover every need.
Principals do not pay for a school nurse. I just texted my principal which opened up a can of worms. She saw your post and had previously directed me not to post comments. Now, the bitch is going to call me in for a disciplinary conference.
This is more on the DOE than the principal. How can there be schools without a nurse?
Chaz is right. If the DOE does not supply a school nurse, the Principal must then hire one for the sake of the children.
Principals are in charge of their school and it's their responsibility to make sure that the students are well protected by having a full staff, including a school nurse.
Interesting how some people absolve principals from blame when the DOE fails to supply a school nurse.
If I was a Principal and the DOE failed to supply a school nurse, I would make sure that I would hire a school nurse with my school funds and ask the DOE to reimburse the school for the cost.
I was at a staff meeting with Namita Dwarka while she was presenting some BS.
She was wearing pants that were so tight, they revealed that she was wearing bikini underwear that was riding up the crack of her butt.....yyeeeeuckkk...
Why would any nurse choose to work at school when they can make 30 to 40% more working at a hospital? This problem will continue unless some incentive is offered.
@9:30 You are obsessed with Namita Dwarka's body. Your comment is irrelevant to the post and puts you in a bad light, not Dwarka.
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Namita....is that you?
1141 AM...
Not obsessed at all......
I just wish Dwarka would dress more appropriately around staff and children.
I can't tell her, as she is a venomous witch.
Yes, Dwarka has become rather matronly these day, perhaps a girdle would suffice.
When people say teaching is a easy j9b with paid summers we get annoyed because they have no idea.
Chaz you are so ignorant about how budgets work and your default is just blame the principal. Shame on you
Certain position require approval before principals hire, onenof these positions is nurses. Central will prevent HR from approving.
Get your shit together Chaz. Do you research or dont bother posting ignorant information. Take an admin course or degree like I did and you may learn something.
Is the presence of a nurse really on anyone’s list of important issues? I don’t get it at all.
Cant believe we talking about nurses. Chaz stick to general education news, no assumptions, especially the data you put together yearly. It's like you are reaching to sound like some data expert which you are not.
@prehistoric pedagogue. The reason school nurses is relevant to the blog and to the dismissive condencending comment stating" Is the presence of a nurse really on anyone's list of important issues"
As a professional and a human being your comment is inhumane, would you tell that to a parent that as a child with an Asthma diagnosis and may/ may not have uncontrolled Asthma. Children die of Asthma attacks.
Then there are the children w/ diabetes type 1 that required insulin and constant monitoring if the child is in diabetic Ketoacidosis his/her body is breaking down muscle fat and creating ketones in the body or if he/she is hypoglycemia can go into a coma.
The hyper active children that teachers have a hard time teaching their lesson may be a child ADHA Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorder and his/her medication may be wearing out and may required initial dose during school hours.
It is not just band-aids related issues in the medical room or the constant flow of children with silliness symptoms send by their teachers i.e a tummy ache that will self resolve. If the abdominal pain is not localized to the lower right quadrant, no rebound pain, no vomiting, and the child points to epigastric area, then is probably just digestion, or lack of food.
There are children with sickle cell disease,I have taken care of children that required straight catheter which means inserting a catheter into the uretha to drain urine from bladder. Just because it doesn't happen in your class that does not mean is not happening in another class.
Then there are the children with Anaphalaxis reactions that require Epipen to save their lives, per the chancellors rules Epipen are to be kept in the classroom within close proximity. And I experience two teachers that refuse to keep the Epipen in their classroom with the childen having documented doctors order with diagnosis. School nurses have standing order to administer Epipen to anyone in the school.
Reason why some nurses go into school nursing for the most part is related to having summers off and spending holidays with family, children.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parents-of-children-with-diabetes-sue-nyc-education-department-1541110083
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/health/many-schools-failing-on-diabetes-care.html
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Lawsuit-Parents-Disabled-Children-Department-of-Education-465539813.html
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