Last week at Cass Technical High School (my old HS) in Detroit, a girl passed out on the stairs, had a seizure and died. (If you havent seen the story click here). My question right after it happened was could this have been prevented?
You only hear about nurses in elementary and middle schools. Not so much in High Schools anymore. Well, that is how it was for me in Detroit. My mom was actually the school nurse in my elementary and middle school years. When I got to high school it was like we were on our own. No sex education classes...nothing. I always hear about teachers going through CPR training and stuff but is that really enough or effective?
I know in Detroit, the public school system is going down hill. There seems to not be enough money for programs and because of it the budget for nurses have been cut. (I kinda have the inside scoop on the budget issues of the school system because of my mom, who is the the nurse coordinator for the district). Nurses have been removed from schools because of the lack of money.
I think officials or people who determine budgets should look at the bigger picture--> a healthy community will make a successful community. With nurses, students will have less of an excuse to go home and miss class due to a stomachache...
Just something to think about...
Until Next Time...
Lauren!
that is odd that you had nurses in your school. I don't recall having any in the Kentwood or Caledonia schools I attended. It stinks having to go through the "what if's" but a good question posed, what if a nurse was present, could this death been avoided? It makes me sad to think of all the cutbacks taking place in schools, and how the kids in school now are hurting and going without.
ReplyDelete~Liza