Update: NBC 5 has learned the Texas Education Agency issued new guidance on Monday saying schools can give students basic first aid without a parental consent on file. The initial report from The ...

School nurses are often underestimated, but they do far more than bandage boo-boos. These nurses bring healthcare to under-resourced communities. On the social media platform TikTok, teens have jumped ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kingsport City Schools’ leaders say they will now require parent consent before school nurses can administer non-emergency care like providing bandages or ice packs due to ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa — On a Tuesday afternoon, just as children spilled out of their respective classrooms into their parents’ open arms, Wendy Donald and Jessica Foster begin their meeting. Donald, a ...

Students whose parents do not "opt in" to school medical services will not be given Band-Aids, ice packs or other minor medical care in several Florida counties — Palm Beach among them. The move is ...

A new state law requiring schools to obtain parental consent before administering health care services to students has triggered confusion among campus nurses who worry they could face punishment for ...