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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