Mississippi School Nurse Procedures & Standards of Care June 2018
A collaboration of the Mississippi Department of Education, the Mississippi School Nurse Association, the Mississippi Board of Nursing, the Mississippi State Department of Health, the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing.
For more information related to COVID-19 updates, procedures, and guidance, visit Mississippi Department of Education, Mississippi Schools, Guidance for the 2020-2021 School Year
MSDH Public Health Guidance for K-12 During COVID-19 December 2020
UPDATED JULY 2020: MSDH Guidelines for K-12 Reopening During COVID-19
Provides guidance on the transmission of COVID-19, an activity decision matrix to determine risks associated with activities, and a process for addressing positive cases and potential outbreaks, including school dismissal considerations and roles of the schools.
MSDH Recommendations for Returning to School: Letter to Educators from Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH; August 6, 2020
MSDH COVID-19 Activity Decision Matrix
American Academy of Pediatrics: COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry
MSDH Safer at School Guidance: MSDH and School Districts' Roles in COVID-19 Outbreaks
Healthy Schools at the Mississippi Department of Education
Medication Safety at School: Assisted Self-Administration Guidelines, October 2019
Produced by Mississippi Department of Education, Mississippi School Nurse Association, Mississippi State Department of Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, and the Mississippi Board of Nursing
The "Asthma" Law Senate Bill 2393
House Bill 48 – Mississippi Youth Concussion Law
Senate Bill 2218-MS Asthma and Anaphylaxis Child Safety Act
Senate Bill 2185 District Implementation Plan for CPR
House Bill 999 - Requiring Sex Ed in Mississippi
Mississippi School Immunization Requirements
Title 41 - Public Health - Chapter 79 - Health Problems of School Children Head Lice
Mississippi Nursing Practice Law