Oh and just for clarification youre claiming that HLA in allowing untrained personelle is no different than public schools or pharmacys is way off base. Public schools require a degree of supervision while pharmacies require extensive training education and supervision from a person who went to school for just such a job. HLA has an unsupervised untrained phone girl handing pout meds. Hardly the same thing.
No, read my previous post as a result of Deborah?s data. I don?t think it included pharmacies. It was a way to align HLA?s present situation with State requirements/ recommendations, take a look. I think we can conclude the Meds issue and move on.
If this is truly the case then the next question raised is : Who is playing school nurse?
Are you going to argue that 150 kids in a high stress environment coupled with a wilderness program dont require access to immediate basic medical care?
I'd be interested in eharing you thoughts on this and other questions youve been to afraid to answer.
Why do you get so aggressive and uptight? I think we are putting facts on the table and trying to resolve issues, at least I am, I don?t think I appeared to be afraid to address the issues. I think it is important to resolve or at least find consensus on one point at a time, you seem to jump around talking about kids not having enough toilet paper etc. when the issue on the table was dispensing meds.
The next issue is since they fired the nurse they are in need of a medical person. This stinks all around (I have been there) and HLA is probably in scramble mode trying to get coverage in case of an emergency. This is not a unique situation we have had several schools in our district whos nursing position went vacant for over a 30 day period. It was not as critical, though, since they were not boarding schools and the kids went home everyday. But in any event the situation sometimes can not be helped and you have to deal with it, it may be the schools fault or the nurses fault.
So yes, the question needs to be answered what they do in case of an emergency. Some questions I would ask is do they have medflight in the area? A local nurse/doctor (not on staff) who is in the area that they could call on. None emergency issues could be handled through car pooling to the nearest doctor I imagine, so that?s not a big deal.
If I were a parent I would call and try to raise my comfort level a bit by getting answers to some of the aforementioned questions.