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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again...so I did mention to the director person that 1) consent for sharing information with the school nurse should be more pronounced (instead of being co-mingled with all the other general consent info and [b]2) there should be an "opt out" option for any parent that doesn't want to use that service (as it stands now, there is not...unless you just cross out whatever section you object to). [/b]
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I want to pull this out, and explain why it is a bad idea. Allowing a parent to opt out removes a critical early warning system for identifying child abuse. Schools are the most consistent places where children are seen outside their family unit, which makes them the most logical place for information and patterns to emerge.

So, if I am abusing my child but always have a plausibly deniable excuse, then all I have to do is keep the ERs rotating. Fractured skull goes to Children's. Broken arm goes to Sibley. Informing the schools about "ER frequent fliers" gives someone the opportunity to identify patterns of abuse. We don't want to remove that, for the good of the children in our community.

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