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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

SHAPE America

And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Several years ago, our school experienced an increase in discipline. Don’t do it! We make time for it.

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This Is How My School Stocks Up on Kindness … and PE Equipment

SHAPE America

As a physical education teacher, I have been doing school fundraisers for 23 years. In spring 2019, my school, Odessa Upper Elementary, was one of the pilot schools for SHAPE America’s health. because of the lessons (and there are a lot of them) and because I receive a lot more giveback to my school.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Become a School Nurse? Never Say Never!

Relentless School Nurse

Sheila Taney wrote today’s guest blog post to share her journey to school nursing after a thirty-year nursing career. Why did she choose school nursing, after it had never been on her radar… or so she thought? School nurse? I never ever thought of becoming a school nurse at any point in my nursing career.

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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: A Parent’s Back to School Question for 2022-2023

Relentless School Nurse

A school nurse was asked by a parent at her elementary school’s open house if she was trained to respond to COVID, Monkeypox, and an active shooter. I am skilled in infection control measures and have taught school staff over the past three school years what we can do to keep ourselves and our students safe.

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The Relentless School Nurse: How One School Nurse Honors Healthcare Leaders During Black History Month

Relentless School Nurse

She shares her story of how the project has expanded in this edition of “School Nursing Stories from the Field.” ” You might know Nurse Holly from the School Nursing Facebook page! Several years back a contributor to the Facebook School Nursing group had shared a bulletin board for Black History Month.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Don’t Look Away From this Little Girl’s Pain – You Can Do Something, Demand Action!

Relentless School Nurse

This photo, taken by Nicole Hester of The Tennessean, captured this student’s response as she was being driven away from the scene of another horrific school shooting. As a school nurse who spends every day keeping other people children safe from harm, this photo is forever seared in my mind. Enough is enough!