Governor Proclaims School Nurse Day 2024

SCHOOL NURSE DAY

2024

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, students are the future and we must invest in them today to ensure a brighter tomorrow; students today face complex and life-threatening health problems requiring care in school; and

WHEREAS, all students have a right to have their physical and mental health needs safely met while in the school setting, and families deserve to feel confident that their children will be cared for when they are at school; and

WHEREAS, school nurses have served a critical role in improving public health and in ensuring student’s academic success for more than 120 years; and

WHEREAS, school nurses address the home and community factors that impact students’ health and act as a liaison to the school community, families, and healthcare providers on behalf of children’s health by promoting wellness and improving health outcomes for our nation’s children; and

WHEREAS, school nurses are professional nurses who work to advance the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievements of all students by serving on the frontlines and providing a critical safety net for our nation’s most fragile children; 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;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim May 8, 2024, as “SCHOOL NURSE DAY” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.

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Roy Cooper

Governor

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this third day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-eighth.