Scott Yost had an article in the Rhino Times about a lengthy discussion about school nurses at the Guilford County Board of Commissioners meeting on September 15, 2016. Although the topic was not on the agenda, the Commissioners spent quite some time discussing the poor nurse-to-student ration in Guilford County Schools: 1 nurse per 2,217 […]
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School Nurses Can Be Mental Health ‘Detectives’ But They Need Help
This story is part of our NPR Ed series on mental health in schools. Patricia Tolson has some visitors. Two 5-year-old girls, best friends, hold hands in her office at Van Ness Elementary School in Washington, D.C., one complaining she doesn’t feel well. Tolson, the school nurse, asks, “How long has your stomach been hurting?” […]
Guilford grapples with shortage of school nurses
Kate Elizabeth Queram wrote an article in the News & Record about the challenges facing school nurses because of the low number of nurses for the number of students in Guilford County Schools. Read her article here. Photo by Joseph Rodriguez with News & Record
Many School Districts Don’t Have Enough School Nurses
Less than half of the country’s public schools employ a full-time nurse, and in some of the worst cases – largely in poor, urban school systems – there’s only one school nurse for every 4,000 students. “This absolutely has real consequences,” says Beth Mattey, president of the National Association of School Nurses. “If you have […]
Parents, doctors push for nurses in every school, but budget concerns linger
Some parents and doctors are pushing to get a nurse in every school in North Carolina, but finding the money needed for such a tall order is a chronic challenge. Nurses often find better-paying jobs in the private industry, and the shortage can put students at risk. Thirteen-year-old Isabel Arreola knows the fear of not […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Will Have One Nurse in Every School
After two years of emails, speeches and bake sales, a group of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools parents will finally get their wish: one nurse in every school. In a vote Tuesday evening, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners approved a $1.5 billion budget, which included $1.8 million in funding for 33 new CMS public-health school nurses, bringing […]
Wake County budget would add 10 public health nurses in schools
While educators and politicians debate the best ways to measure student achievement, Susan Kroupa is focused on the fundamentals: Public school students need to be in school to learn. They can’t be in school if they’re sick. And they can’t stay well if they have no access to health care. “It’s vital that the child […]
No, The School Nurse Is Not In
More than half of American public schools don’t have a full-time nurse, and the situation is getting worse as school systems further cut budgets. This year, 51 were laid off in Philadelphia’s public schools, 20 in a Houston suburb, 15 in San Diego and dozens more in other school systems nationwide. Other schools have reduced […]
The Disappearing School Nurse
The author Carol Mithers goes on to describe in detail the consequences of a growing shortage of school nurses in American public schools. She quotes data from the National Association of School Nurses that show that “only 45 percent of the nation’s public schools have a full-time on-site nurse. Thirty percent have one who works […]