Celebrating National School Nurse Day at Aldine ISD

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National School Nurse Day is May 11, 2022. On this day, we honor more than 95,000 school nurses in the United States who make a difference in students’ lives every day!

The theme this year is School Nurses: Bridging Healthcare and Education. School nurses support health and ensure that students are healthy, safe, and ready to learn.

“Before the pandemic, schools were already woefully understaffed with regard to nurses,” said Director of Health Services Angela Singletary. “School nurses serve as a critical health hub for students and school staff, managing complex conditions, identifying mental health issues, and leveling the field in health disparities. During the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and now, they continue to go above and beyond, keeping students and school personnel safe and healthy to achieve academic success.”

When it comes to our nurses here in Aldine, there are many different avenues by which they assist our students. Whether it be working with families and guardians to ensure the students and their ailments are being attended to, like nurse Theria Malone at Reed Academy, who worked with a student’s grandmother to ensure her granddaughter’s diabetes would be cared for, to bringing multiple programs to students like See to Succeed, Brighter Bites and the Dental Smile Savers program.

These programs bring eye exams and glasses to students, provide fruit and vegetables to take home for healthy food options and provide students with dental screenings and fluoride treatments. These are just a few examples of the great things our nurses are doing for the students of Aldine.

Please help us celebrate the school nurses of Aldine ISD. They are dedicated to caring for students and staff to ensure students in Aldine ISD have choices and opportunities.

Happy School Nurse Day!