As I perused the Twitter-verse and the pages of Facebook, I came across a bill in the Nevada Legislature that would permit teachers or any other "yahoo" who happens to be employed by the school to administer insulin injections to diabetic students.
First off, there should be no discrimination against diabetic students attending public schools.
In my day we had school nurses who took care of the little ailments, bumps and scrapes and we let the teachers teach!
But there seems a movement today to not only expect teachers to teach (and get impossibly super results) but there is a movement afoot to have teachers become personal armed body guards, dispute arbiters' and now in the Nevada Legislature there is a bill that would allow teachers to act as nurses!!!
What can't teachers do?!?! Might as well get rid of the school bus system and let teachers run a taxi service to get the kids to school (Lord knows they could use the added income!).
SB320 which is being introduced by Democratic Senator Mo Denis would make it so teachers, office staff, administrators and perhaps even janitors to be able to give diabetic kids their insulin injections!
This bill has the potential to be loaded with liabilities and issues that won't end well. Teachers have enough on their plate without having to deal with needles, syringes and bodily fluids. Are teachers to carry a supply of latex gloves at all times in case an injection need be done??
Let's fund education so that each school has a nurse or two. Professionals who are trained to handle the basic medical needs seen in schools. Let's not extend teachers job requirements from teaching to adding armed guard and nurse.
With all the hoo-rah surrounding failing schools, test results, and any other hot topic gripe, let's not add the onus of being nurse to the job of TEACHER.
No comments:
Post a Comment