by WFIS | Nov 6, 2023 | DOH, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
The US Food and Drug Administration regulates hand sanitizer as an over-the-counter drug, and because of that, expiration dates are required. Unfortunately, there were many safety and efficacy issues with some of the sanitizers produced for the pandemic, and the FDA...
by WFIS | Oct 30, 2023 | Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
At this year’s first SSWAC (School Safety and Student Wellbeing Committee) meeting in October, details and interpretation of data were presented by OSPI in the WA School-based Behavioral Health Landscape. The two slides below provide essential insight from the...
by WFIS | Oct 26, 2023 | Covid-19, Education News, Student Data
Children in child care centers don’t spread COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center, nor to their households, according to a new study. From futurity.org The findings suggest that recommendations to test symptomatic children for...
by WFIS | Oct 16, 2023 | Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
In conjunction with UW, Nick of Time Foundation conducts heart screenings for students ages 12-24. Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in exercising for young people on school campuses. Registration is required for a screening appointment within 30...
by WFIS | Oct 16, 2023 | Education News, Environmental and Sustainability Education, Student Safety, WFIS News
WFIS attended the regional health department webinar hosted by OESD114 and found these tidbits on safe air quality useful for all schools. Everyone under 18 is considered in the “sensitive groups” as their lung capacity is lower and still developing. Often, the air in...
by WFIS | Oct 16, 2023 | DCYF, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
DCYF renewed its contract with the fingerprint vendor IDEMIA. DCYF has a new Background Check Operations Manager, Ann Lemieux. Contact her at ann.lemieux@dcyf.wa.gov and 509-302-3646. Here are some recent changes: IDEMIA is opening locations in 25 states with the...
