Water-Lily
Enlightened
- Dec 26, 2020
- 1,203
Today, a student of mine fell very ill
His friend informed me that he was crying. I immediately went to check on him
He was sitting in his chair curled up. His arms and legs were stuffed in his shirt. His eyes were wet with tears and he was shivering. Note the room was not cold and the other children were fine
I kneeled down to him and asked "Are you ok?" he shook his head. Poor boy couldn't even speak
I then asked if he wanted to talk. He also shook his head
The other students were mentioning his body was hot. I asked if I could touch his forehead. He nodded
You guys....he was burning. I told him to rest while I got the nurse. A para in the room had him sit with her away from the other students
I managed to get a hold of my director who sent the school social worker to take him
They were having a hard time getting a hold of his parents, and requested 2 oversized t shirts to make a blanket for him
On top of this, another student was feeling ill. I was worried for the boy while also attending to another Childs needs
Thankfully his father ended up picking him up within an hour. I hope he is getting the rest/love he deserves
For me, talking to him and touching his head made me feel, I dont know, motherly? I'm glad he felt safe enough with me to let me do that and get him the help he needs
His friend informed me that he was crying. I immediately went to check on him
He was sitting in his chair curled up. His arms and legs were stuffed in his shirt. His eyes were wet with tears and he was shivering. Note the room was not cold and the other children were fine
I kneeled down to him and asked "Are you ok?" he shook his head. Poor boy couldn't even speak
I then asked if he wanted to talk. He also shook his head
The other students were mentioning his body was hot. I asked if I could touch his forehead. He nodded
You guys....he was burning. I told him to rest while I got the nurse. A para in the room had him sit with her away from the other students
I managed to get a hold of my director who sent the school social worker to take him
They were having a hard time getting a hold of his parents, and requested 2 oversized t shirts to make a blanket for him
On top of this, another student was feeling ill. I was worried for the boy while also attending to another Childs needs
Thankfully his father ended up picking him up within an hour. I hope he is getting the rest/love he deserves
For me, talking to him and touching his head made me feel, I dont know, motherly? I'm glad he felt safe enough with me to let me do that and get him the help he needs
