Episode 1
Keeping Your Student Healthy in a New School Year
Guest:
Melanie K. Bales, MSN, BSN, RN, CMS
Assistant Director, Student Support - District School Nurse Administrator
Click on a timecode to jump to the topic:
- [00:44] Who is Melanie Bales?
- [02:56] Why Students Get Sick at the Start of School
- [04:06] What It Is and How to Combat It
- [06:08] Lessons From The Pandemic
- [07:07] When To Keep Kids Home
- [13:35] When the School Nurse Calls
- [16:36] Making a Backup Plan
Useful links from the podcast:
- How to Decide if Your Child’s Too Sick for School | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Official Cobb Procedures for Illness or Injury - PROCEDURES WHEN STUDENTS SHOW SIGNS OF ILLNESS OR INJURY
- Section "J"-Students - This is the part of the district's policies and rules on student enrollment, attendance, rights and responsibilities, conduct discipline, health and welfare, and school-related activities.
- School Health Services
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