Health Services at Washburn work closely with teaching staff to support student academic success. If a student has a health condition that may impair learning, health services staff work to support student health and wellness.

MPS has a 24 hour exclusion rule for vomiting, diarrhea or fever.  Students should not return to school until 24 hours from the last episode of vomiting, diarrhea or until the fever has returned to normal (for 24 hours) WITHOUT the use of medication.  

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To excuse a sick student, please dial Washbuarn Attendance Office at 668-3429.  If leaving a voice mail, please spell your child's last name and indicate the nature of their illness.

Should I send my child to school today?

• a fever of 100 degrees F orally or 99 degrees F axillary (under the armpit) or higher in the past 24 hours
• vomiting or diarrhea in the past 24 hours
• If your child becomes sick at school he/she should come to the health office (room 115A). Together, we will communicate with family or other designated adults to create a plan to leave school. The health office MUST be involved in this process. It cannot be managed solely between student and family in order to be excused.

Dental Care is coming to Washburn High School:

Washburn High School is partnering with Children’s Dental Services (CDS) to provide dental care to our students during the school day, at Washburn! Parents or guardians can authorize dental care by completing the application.

Since 1919, Children’s Dental Services (CDS) is dedicated to improving the oral health of children from families with low incomes by providing accessible treatment and education in our diverse community. CDS is a non-profit, public health dental clinic that provides culturally targeted dental care to low-income children and pregnant women.  A hallmark of CDS is its work to eliminate cultural and lingual barriers to care through the provision of culturally targeted and translated services. CDS has a multilingual, multicultural

 

To reduce transportation barriers CDS operates a network of portable care clinics across Minnesota.  This equipment is collapsed into suitcases and can be transported and used in virtually any setting.  Using this model, CDS continues to be a major provider of services to Schools and Head Start centers across Minnesota. Additionally CDS provides hospital care, including intravenous sedation, and endodontia to its patients.  CDS operates out of more than 200 clinical locations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. CDS is now working to provide care within Washburn High School. CDS will be doing outreach in these communities to let them know of this new resource in their community. CDS is actively seeking consent for care from parents with students at this school. Interested families should contact CDS at 612-746-1530 or Kate Casserly, the Washburn school nurse at 612-668-3525 or casserly@mpls.k12.mn.us

 Ms. Kate Casserly, Licensed School Nurse, has been at Washburn High School since 2008. She has worked in the Minneapolis Public Schools since 1990 in elementary, middle and high schools. From 2004 through 2008, she was a Positive School Climate Facilitator, working around the District, working with teams to support student and staff with Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) with a focus on mental health and bully prevention.

Ms. Casserly recieved her BA at the University of MN, Twin Cities in psychology and criminal justice, followed by a Nursing Major at the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul. In 1999, she completed a MS in Adolescent Nursing at the U of MN, Twin Cities.

Ms. Elizabeth Wright is the health assistant at Washburn. She serves students from 8:30 to 3 PM daily. 

• Health Services support all Washburn students including all regular and special education students especially:
  • WRAP students
  • SPAN students

Contact Ms. Casserly by calling: 612-668-3525, fax: 612-668-3490 or email: casserly@mpls.k12.mn.us

Contact Ms. Wright by calling: 612-668-3434, fax: 612-668-3490 or email: Elizabeth.Wright@mpls.k12.mn.us