PRINTER'S NO. 726
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
110
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY COLLETT, J. WARD, KEARNEY, PHILLIPS-HILL, FONTANA,
HUGHES, STREET, SCAVELLO, BARTOLOTTA, MARTIN, SANTARSIERO,
SCHWANK AND COMITTA, MAY 7, 2021
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MAY 7, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 12, 2021, as "School Nurse Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Students are the future and by investing in them
today we are ensuring our world for tomorrow; and
WHEREAS, Families deserve to feel confident that their
children will be cared for when they are at school; and
WHEREAS, All students have a right to have their physical and
mental health needs safely met while in the school setting; and
WHEREAS, Students today face more complex and life-
threatening health problems requiring care in school; and
WHEREAS, School nurses have served a critical role in
improving public health and ensuring students' academic success
for more than 100 years; and
WHEREAS, School nurses address the home and community factors
that impact students' health; and
WHEREAS, School nurses are professional nurses who advance
the well-being, academic success and lifelong achievements of
students by serving on the front lines and providing a critical
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safety net for our nation's most fragile children; and
WHEREAS, School nurses act as a liaison to the school
community, families and health care providers on behalf of
children's health by promoting wellness and improving health
outcomes for our nation's children; and
WHEREAS, School nurses support the health and educational
success of children and youths by providing access to care when
children's cognitive development is at its peak; and
WHEREAS, School nurses are members of school-based teams to
address the school population; and
WHEREAS, School nurses understand the link between health and
learning and are in a position to make a positive difference for
children every day; and
WHEREAS, School nurses continue to play a vital part in
Pennsylvania's recovery by safeguarding the health and well-
being of students and staff alike and keeping schools responsive
to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 12, 2021, as "School
Nurse Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate celebrate and acknowledge the:
(1) accomplishments of school nurses in Pennsylvania and
across the United States;
(2) efforts of school nurses to meet the needs of
today's students by improving the delivery of health care in
our schools; and
(3) contribution of school nurses to local communities
by helping students stay healthy in school and ready to learn
and keeping parents and guardians at work.
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