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Anonymous wrote:The problem is not having a nurse to make a judgement If an illness or injury is actually a big deal. Sometimes what seems as no big deal is a big deal. Just not responsible.

Nurses aren't trained to make that kind of judgement call. I think you all are overestimating nurses' abilities. I have worked with a lot of nurses. They have rudimentary medical training and then just kind of make things up as they go along. You should have heard the one who told me to stop drinking seltzer because the CO2 was bad for my bones. But I'm glad it makes you feel better to have a nurse at your child's school.

Are you saying this about RNs in general? If so, it's an extraordinarily ignorant thing to say.

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Can someone explain falling off roof?? Is this true?

Anonymous wrote:Fwiw, I know several families who left the Heights in recent years due to concerns about academic rigor.

Yea... Being too rigorous.

My son goes to a different all boys school and they don't have a nurse. Never thought about it. A deal breaker? Odd.

Anonymous wrote:Fwiw, I know several families who left the Heights in recent years due to concerns about academic rigor.

The ones I know were more concerned about the lack of STEM education, but there's something to be said for getting a rigorous education in learning to think rather than learning to code.

Anonymous wrote:The problem is not having a nurse to make a judgement If an illness or injury is actually a big deal. Sometimes what seems as no big deal is a big deal. Just not responsible.

Nurses aren't trained to make that kind of judgement call. I think you all are overestimating nurses' abilities. I have worked with a lot of nurses. They have rudimentary medical training and then just kind of make things up as they go along. You should have heard the one who told me to stop drinking seltzer because the CO2 was bad for my bones. But I'm glad it makes you feel better to have a nurse at your child's school.

The problem is not having a nurse to make a judgement If an illness or injury is actually a big deal. Sometimes what seems as no big deal is a big deal. Just not responsible.

Fwiw, I know several families who left the Heights in recent years due to concerns about academic rigor.

Anonymous wrote:No nurse but the faculty and coaches are all cpr trained. Anyone can call 911 or a parent for a sick kid.

Or administer an Epi-pen or hand out medication.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great feedback. This sounds like a terrific school however I have heard there is no nurse at the school so that would be a deal breaker. Love all the outdoor stuff but can't imagine not having a nurse. Oh well. We continue to search.

Seems like an odd deal breaker for an otherwise great school. Maybe ask the school how they deal with issues that might require a nurse - perhaps there's an athletic trainer to handle certain emergencies.

Ask about the time a kid fell off the roof.

I'd be less concerned about them not having a nurse, and more concerned about why a child was on the roof..??

No nurse but the faculty and coaches are all cpr trained. Anyone can call 911 or a parent for a sick kid.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great feedback. This sounds like a terrific school however I have heard there is no nurse at the school so that would be a deal breaker. Love all the outdoor stuff but can't imagine not having a nurse. Oh well. We continue to search.

Seems like an odd deal breaker for an otherwise great school. Maybe ask the school how they deal with issues that might require a nurse - perhaps there's an athletic trainer to handle certain emergencies.

Ask about the time a kid fell off the roof.

What happened when the kid fell off the roof??

Honestly as a medical person I can tell you that in an emergency requiring paramedics, a school nurse isn't going to be of much more help than a teacher or adult trained in first aid. There is a strange poster here who loves to comment on how "unsafe" and "dangerous" and "Lord of the Flies" The Heights is. If you want your boy to be coddled, which is fine, some families do and some don't, no judging here, then it's not the right place for you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great feedback. This sounds like a terrific school however I have heard there is no nurse at the school so that would be a deal breaker. Love all the outdoor stuff but can't imagine not having a nurse. Oh well. We continue to search.

Seems like an odd deal breaker for an otherwise great school. Maybe ask the school how they deal with issues that might require a nurse - perhaps there's an athletic trainer to handle certain emergencies.

Ask about the time a kid fell off the roof.