NASN Requests $208 Billion for Return to School NASN convened a coalition of health, public health and education organizations to inform safer school reopening. As a result, a letter requesting funding for a safer return to school was sent to Senator McConnell and Senator Schumer. Read the letter. You, too, can have an impact by writing a letter to your U.S. Senators. Download a template to begin writing. "This is our time and we must have a clear VOICE." ~ Laurie Combe, NASN President Statement on Safer Return to Schools NASN promotes a decision-making process for a safer return to in-person learning that is based on accurate public health data at the national, state and local levels. The safety of students and staff must take priority in this decision-making. A safer return to schools, one in which students, families and staff will feel confident, requires that prior to a return to in-person learning, schools develop and implement infectious disease readiness and emergency management procedures for students and staff, based on current public health guidance and in which sufficient funding is allocated for the implementation of sanitation and safety protocols, including personal protective equipment (PPE) and the hiring/retention of school nurses to coordinate health and safety procedures. LEARN MORE, TAKE ACTION Connect with us ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View as Webpage National Association of School Nurses | 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 925, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email protected]