SC school nurse says schools need full-time nurses on staff when reopening (WLTX)

Karen Clemmer 7/20/209:33 PM

By Julia Kauffman, July 17, 2020, WLTX.

Dawn MacAdams says if schools reopen this fall, they all need a full time nurse to handle potential COVID-19 cases.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — We’ve heard from teachers, administrators, parents and even kids on what they think about reopening schools. But what about school nurses?

Dawn MacAdams, the immediate past president of the South Carolina Association of School Nurses and coordinator of health services for Richland School District Two, said staffing of nurses needs to change to handle COVID-19 cases if schools reopen.

“Right now, people don't belong back in the schools and I understand their parents that want their children back. But we also have to look at our faculty and staff.”

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