SLUG: ME_NURSE DATE: May 8, 2008 PLACE: Springfield, VA CRED

SLUG: ME_NURSE DATE: May 8, 2008 PLACE: Springfield, VA CREDIT: jahi chikwendiu/twp Tyler Nichols, a 12-year-old diabetic 6th grader, checks his blood sugar as Cathy Jimmo keeps track of her medical log in the school clinic at Saratgoa Elementary School in Springfield, VA. In the background, Diane Allen, RN, (second from left) goes over the medical logs of the daughter of Shelby Williams, left. Williams' daughter, a student at the school, has diabetes. As the health needs of students becomes more complicated with the rise of diabetes and allergies and the mainstreaming of students with disabilities, the number of school nurses is at a low. Fairfax schools are primarily staffed with clinic room aides, who have little medical expertise. They share roaming nurses, who split their time among several schools. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)