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Nurses and early‑childhood special‑education director reinstated after public outcry; staff warn of safety risks
Summary
Parents, nurses and special‑education staff told the board that cuts to agency nurses and the prior freezing of the ECSE executive director post posed safety and legal risks; the board later announced the ECSE director position had been reinstated and said administrators will follow up with concerned parents.
Several public commenters and district nurses told the board that recent staffing changes — notably the elimination of agency nurses and the freeze on the early childhood special education (ECSE) executive director position — harmed student safety and the district’s ability to meet legally required services.
Long‑time school nurses said the removal of agency nurses left multiple buildings without a regularly assigned nurse and would force untrained staff to manage medical needs, including students with diabetes, feeding tubes, asthma or seizure plans. “Who…
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