Reply #11: Unfortunately, in poorer neighborhoods, the school nurse's office is expected to be

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a medical clinic. Parents will delay seeking medical care for their child all weekend until Monday morning, when they instruct their child, "If you still feel bad, go see the nurse.". Then they get frustrated when the nurse calls them and tells them that the nurse's office cannot administer medications to their child, can't treat a specific injury, etc.