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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Growing up there was no nurse at my school. Two of my kids are at parochial school and there is no nurse there. An office staff member administers a dose of medication if it is needed and logs it onto a chart.  Teachers are trained to administer epi-pens. My third child is at a public school with a nurse. I would not be worried if there weren't a nurse there. They can call 911 if there is an emergency. I would rather they hire a reading intervention teacher instead.[/quote]

Have you ever tried calling 911 in DC? You do realize the ambulance service will bill for any services they give you child?!?[/quote]

If I take my child to the park and he falls, gets injured, and I have to call an ambulance why would I expect it to be free? I would expect to get a bill just like if my child is injured at school. Most children who live in poverty have government health insurance.
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If my kid falls in the park I can make that judgement call.  And if I am unsure, I can call my insurance company [u]nurse line[/u] and get help figuring things out.  I don't just dial 911 all the time.[/quote]

Why would the school be calling 911 all the time? The staff in parochial schools aren't doing that. They look at the kid, give the kid a band aid or ice or if more serious, call the parents if necessary, the parents then go to school. If it is a true emergency like the kid loses consciousness or a bone is sticking out only then do they call 911. That happens at most once a year.[/quote]

Not going to name names, but I know of two dc schools now operating without a nurse that call 911almost weekly. The thing is, without a trained medical professional on staff... They kind of have to. Kid falls off playground equipment, kid has asthma attack, kid spikes a high fever... In these cases the kid needs to be evaluated by a medical professional. P[b]aying a nurse costs a hell of a lot less than those 911 calls and he ambulance service.[/b][/quote]

But I suspect the 911 costs don't come out of the same budget as the nurses...[/quote]

Right, it comes out of the parents' pocket. [/quote]

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