A system-level health equity lens is needed to meet the needs of today’s students. The Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a familiar approach used in schools to address education equity for students. The NASN School Nurse article Designing School Health Services to Provide Multi-Tiered Systems…
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has an updated policy statement in the September 2023 Pediatrics (published online August 21) renouncing corporal punishment as a school practice. The new report gives evidence to support the recommendation that adults use healthy forms of discipline, such as positive reinforcement of appropriate behaviors,…
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The American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) is hosting the AAP Infection Prevention and Control School-based Health ECHO: Ensuring School Nurses and Staff are Prepared to Keep Kids Healthy. The goal is to ensure that school nurses, school administrators, school medical directors, facilities staff, school health consultants, public health department…
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