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The Relentless School Nurse: A Six-Year-Old School Shooter

Relentless School Nurse

A six-year-old child is angry and dysregulated, has access to an unlocked and loaded firearm, and brings it to school. This is not a far-flung script for a crime show, this is real life and it happened this past Friday at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia. .

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The Relentless School Nurse: Gun Deaths in U.S. – New Study Challenges Mental Illness Narrative

Relentless School Nurse

Following high-profile incidents like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, NRA leadership has attempted to shift focus away from gun safety measures and towards mental health as the root cause. Research shows that people with mental health conditions are far more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Ohio School Nurse Rachel Ocampo’s, Assessment Skills Save the Life of a Third Grader!

Relentless School Nurse

The story of the third grader at Parkside Elementary School highlights the critical role that school nurses play in ensuring the well-being of students. T he timely intervention of the school’s licensed nurse, Rachel Ocampo, proved to be life-saving for Kassie Machado’s daughter, Mia.

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Fishin’ for Change: Combining Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation

SHAPE America

We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. They explore, make adjustments, and learn from experience and the environment.

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Meet Heather: The PE Teacher Who Redefines Resilience and Empowerment

Gopher Sport

Born with right hemiplegia, a partial paralysis on her right side—a condition as rare as she is unique—Heather has faced physical challenges from day one. It’s something I’ve faced every day of my life, from being unable to walk until age two, to figuring out how to play sports in elementary school with only one good hand.

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Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children

Stanford Childrens

Like any medical condition, it means your family may have to deal with special challenges. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition that occurs in the brain and affects how a person communicates and interacts with others. And by their late elementary school years, they do not have the diagnosis anymore.

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Early Diagnosis Is Key for Children With Autism

Stanford Childrens

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition that occurs in the brain and affects how a person communicates and interacts with others, among other symptoms. With all the appropriate therapies and the parents fully engaged, a lot of my patients start elementary school at the same level as their peers.