do schools have the right

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do schools have the right
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 1:23pm

<Well, if my kid collapses during sports practice and quits breathing, I hope they do CPR first, and call 9-1-1 second, and me third. But maybe that's just me. >


And you know, things don't always go as planned.

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Registered: 01-08-2009
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 1:27pm
Well, let's see. The kid is out on the cross-country field and collapses. The coach is the only adult there. She starts CPR and hands her phone to the nearest kid and asks him to call 9-1-1. The kid calls 9-1-1, gets the information out, and then stays on the line with the dispatcher until the kid is located and the professionals take over. The coach then gets the phone and calls the school to get the emergency information for me or my husband. All this takes ten minutes. And I am really glad that the coach had the good sense to get the professionals involved before calling me to let me know that she's going to be calling 9-1-1 next.
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Registered: 01-09-2009
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 1:53pm
I am shocked that anyone is even debating this!

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Ducky

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 2:09pm

.....and if they couldn't get a hold of you for a number of hours, then what?


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 07-17-2007
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 2:11pm
Our school requires 4 different emergency contacts that are not the parents.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 2:12pm

Well, I can....I have been on a field trip out of the city with one child while dh was at work and may or may not (due to osha regulations, no cell phone)....I was 2+ hours away, if something would have happened....I try and prepare for all situations, not just a few.


I think of a number of times that I have not been available for multiple hours during the school day, thus I don't assume that I will always be available.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 2:12pm

Amen.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 2:13pm

Yep, I'm a planner....so I plan for situations that may not occur or may occur.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 2:15pm

No, not just you.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-06-2009 - 2:17pm

No time, not enough adults, all kinds of things....I've been in that situation before at practice.

PumpkinAngel

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