School Health Care

School nurses are good for a lot more than emergency situations and administering medicine. They can play a valuable role in the health of school children on a regular basis. When I was in elementary school our school nurse would visit classrooms once a month and talk about keeping healthy and active. Whether it was a topic on flu germs or hygiene we'd always get some sort of worksheet to fill out or play a game. She created a bond with the students at the school that made learning about hand sanitizer incredibly interesting to a third grader. A good school nurse is so valuable to the growth of young children. They spend the majority of their time in school so to neglect their health and safety during those times is an incredible disservice to their growth into healthy adulthood. 

As other said in regards to the scenario, it is obvious that stretching one nurse between three schools is irresponsible and that money needs to be allocated within the school system to ensure that nurses are available at each school in case of emergency situations. I can understand the logic in not allowing kids to keep their own medicine but if this is going to be a rule then there needs to be a very organized way of keeping these medicines so that any of the staff can respond quickly in case there is an emergency and the nurse is not in the vicinity.