Today another school shooting unfolded, this time in a suburb of Denver, CO. I heard about the shooting on Twitter, not on the national news. School shootings have become so commonplace that they are no longer covered on the national news. How can we continue to accept this as inevitable? I know I won’t and I am not alone!
Watch this video message from students and parents. Sadly, we have seen this before:
Here is a Twitter message from the Colorado School Nurses Association:
I would like to connect with school nurses who have been present in their schools during a shooting. If you have been in this situation or can connect me with school nurses who have been, please contact me at relentlessschoolnurse@gmail.com
Robin Cogan MEd, RN, NCSN is a Nationally Certified School Nurse, currently completing her 17th year in the Camden City School District. Robin holds leadership positions on the New Jersey State School Nurses Association Executive Board as well as with the NJ Department of Education Preschool Nurse Advisory Board. She has been recognized locally and nationally for her community-based work, including the 2017 Johnson & Johnson School Nurse of the Year and the NJ Department of Health 2017 Population Health Hero Award. Robin serves as Faculty in the School Nurse Certificate Program at Rutgers-Camden School of Nursing where she teaches the next generation of school nurses.
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2 thoughts on “The Relentless School Nurse: What Happened At School Today – A School Shooting”
We should be in the streets – this is not normal and should not be accepted as so. Call ANA Call your elected officails – we need to act
We should be in the streets – this is not normal and should not be accepted as so. Call ANA Call your elected officails – we need to act
You are right Jane! Let your outrage fuel your actions…that is what keeps me going.