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Board member raises alarm about school-insurance deductibles; training changes draw pushback
Summary
At the Rio Rancho Public Schools Board meeting Oct. 13, Board member Gary Tripp reported on two state-level issues: proposed insurance deductibles for certain child-abuse claims and controversy over Public Education Department approval of alternative school-board training providers.
At the Rio Rancho Public Schools Board meeting Oct. 13, Board member Gary Tripp reported on two state-level issues discussed at a New Mexico School Boards Association meeting: proposed insurance deductibles for certain child-abuse claims and controversy over the Public Education Department permitting alternative providers for mandated school-board training hours.
Tripp summarized debate around a resolution (referred to as resolution 29 at the NMSBA meeting) and said the legislature had provided a special appropriation of $28,900,000 to respond to large claims. He said members at the state meeting discussed new…
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