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jonathan95
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Location: UK Newcastle
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 Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:55 am School is 'unable to plaster cut |
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| Quote: | School is 'unable to plaster cut'
A parent has spoken of his anger after his wife had to go to their daughter's school to put a plaster on when staff said they were not allowed to.
Julie Scott, 38, was called by staff at Uphill Primary School near Weston-super-Mare, after her daughter Emily, 9, cut her finger.
The school said strict guidelines meant they were not allowed to give plasters.
The head says the school is to review their interpretation to make sure they take a "common sense approach".
| Quote: | My daughter had a tiny cut and I just cannot see the reason why a plaster couldn't be put on her finger by the staff.
Emily's father Kevan |
Mrs Scott travelled the short distance to the school, bandaged up her daughter's finger and left a box of plasters by her desk in case of any "further mishaps".
Staff at the school told Mrs Scott that local council guidelines meant they were unable to put the sticking plaster on Emily's cut finger.
But Emily's father Kevan, 39, criticised the guidelines.
He said: "The whole saga is absolutely ridiculous. My daughter had a tiny cut and I just cannot see the reason why a plaster couldn't be put on her finger by the staff.
"I am not criticising the school at all which has always been great. The staff I've spoken to there think the rule is stupid also.
"When my wife went in to put the plaster on Emily's finger the teachers were apologising to her for having to come in.
"It's a ludicrous guideline that the school seem to have been given, people should be men not mice."
Judgement call
North Somerset Council stated that their guidelines have been interpreted incorrectly.
A council spokesman said: "We provide broad guidelines for first aid in schools and there is no mention of using plasters.
"Each child joining a school has to produce a medical declaration which includes allergies and therefore it is down to the school to use its judgement about whether it is appropriate to use plasters or not.
"This case highlights that we perhaps need to re-issue guidelines to schools to clarify the issue," he said.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/somerset/4796486.stm
Published: 2006/03/11 13:29:35 GMT
� BBC MMVI |
OMG this is just so stupid lol.
what happened if it was a gash and not a cut omg what then lol.
Yet another reason why the government/etc has no common sense.
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WeAz
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Joined: 03 Apr 2004
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Location: Where you aren't
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| Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:12 pm |
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Not putting a bandage on someones finger...? Idiots...
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Seven of Nine
Sammie's Mammy
Joined: 16 Jun 2001
Posts: 7871
Location: North East England
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| Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:25 pm |
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Sometimes rules are just stupid, but in this case they've been misinterpreted. There's a rule saying that schools aren't allowed to issue medication without prior parent's agreement (so parents can write a note saying their child can use an inhaler, but would need to be phoned for any painkillers, in case the child is allergic), but most schools stock hypoallergenic plasters anyway, so this wouldn't be the case.
There again, some teachers are stupid and can't tell when a bone is broken (sorry Laura...).
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TrekkieMage
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| Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:02 pm |
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o.O
Rules involving first aid and such at schools is ridiculus. Kid come down with a stomach bug in the middle of the day and all the nurses can do is show them a dimly lit room and hand them a trash can.
But this isn't all the lawmaker's fault. The reason they have so many crazy rules like this is because they're afraid of being sued by parents, and have no doubt been sued for some ridiculus things before.
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PrankishSmart
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Joined: 29 Apr 2002
Posts: 4779
Location: Hobart, Australia.
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| Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:13 pm |
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So much sounds like a government operation to me LOL
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magenta
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Joined: 24 May 2005
Posts: 404
Location: AUSTRALIA
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| Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:43 pm |
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 It all comes down to greedy lawyers telling people of every loophole in the law to gain money.Then common decency goes out the window and greed takes over!The laws need to be changed to protect people against the selfish and money hungry people after a quick buck! 
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