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How much are school nurses in the USA still a thing? I had read recently that many schools have done away with nurses for cost-saving reasons. Instead, there is
by Mediterraneo10 8y ago
How much are school nurses in the USA still a thing? I had read recently that many schools have done away with nurses for cost-saving reasons. Instead, there is only one roving nurse for an entire set of schools or the whole district.
- TwiztidK 8y agoThis was my experience throughout my K-12 education and I graduated in 2010. Every time I was sick or injured the nurse was at different school, so they'd just send me home. The only exception was when my gym teacher suspected I had a concussion and the nurse drove from another school to examine me.
- barneygumble742 8y agoThey sent you home because they didn't want to be responsible for your health/safety.
- wtallis 8y agoMy local school district has about three schools per nurse overall, but the ratio is a bit different between elementary, middle and high schools. One of the largest parts of their job is training the TAs and other school staff to administer the medications their students need, because it's far too big of a job for the nurses to handle. Our local government has made a halfhearted attempt to fund a new school nurse position for every new school they build, but it hasn't been working well so far.