Attention teachers!
Nov. 8th, 2009 04:09 pmI know there are several teachers and other folks who work in/around schools on my f-list.
I'm looking for info (anecdotal is fine) on how high schools and junior high/middle schools handle students carrying/using non-prescription meds. Stuiff like aspirin/Midol.
It's for a story I'm working on.
Come to think of it, some idea of what a school nurse might or might not hand out and how said nurse might react to certain claimed symptoms would be useful too (ie what might result in examining the student beyond just taking their temp and what might get a parent called or even a doctor)
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I'm looking for info (anecdotal is fine) on how high schools and junior high/middle schools handle students carrying/using non-prescription meds. Stuiff like aspirin/Midol.
It's for a story I'm working on.
Come to think of it, some idea of what a school nurse might or might not hand out and how said nurse might react to certain claimed symptoms would be useful too (ie what might result in examining the student beyond just taking their temp and what might get a parent called or even a doctor)
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