Maybe this is a silly question and I am overthinking it…
Is the school health professional supposed to email or call you when they administer a child’s medication like an #asthma rescue inhaler? ( I would like to know what time it was administered because it’s 4hrs between doses.)
Kiddo told me her friend walked with her from gym class to the clinic for her Albuterol inhaler. But no notice from the school’s health paraprofessional.
Call me crazy, but the onus should not be on a 6yr old to notify parents.
So I called my sister whose children go to a public school district in VA. I needed her advice before I went wild-mom all over the place. And what do you freaking know…?
Her intel made me wanted to She-Hulk-Mom instead.
She said she got a call from the school because someone pushed my nephew (no injury) before he got on the bus and they wanted to give her a heads up. She gets texts over paper cuts.
Meanwhile, my kid came home yesterday with two bloody knees and a story and the inhaler info today. What did I get from the school? Not a damn thing.
Call *your* school district and ask about medication rules. The fact that it is an emergency inhaler and she should have it on her might preclude the "lock it away, hand it out, and mark the time" of a formally regimented medication.
Just tell them you are a new asthma mom - they have tons of kids with inhalers and will happily talk to you about it.
@Cosmichomicide I’ve emailed the school nurse and cc the teacher &principal asking for a little clarification on the policy re: parent notification when a child’s PRN medication or emergency medication and injury.
The talk with my sister was just an eye opening basis for comparison. Their school sends home a paper slip and electronic communication every time a kid goes to the nurse.
It was surprising.
@Cosmichomicide so the school nurse got back to me saying as long as symptoms are managed she usually doesn’t notify parents. This seems actually crazy to me. (As I have worked in a handful of healthcare careers over the last 10 years.) So I absolutely will be calling the district. 😳
@Cosmichomicide additionally I made it clear I want to know every time.
@MotherDucker
Yeah, there are so many layers and factors involved, that's spot on. All the web of federal, state, local, and school specific policies are insane.
I suggested the district level because they are more likely to be able to tease policy and regulation away from administrative expedience and school rules.