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Starpoint announces new medical backpack accommodation process effective April 28
Summary
Starpoint Central School District will require a signed medical form and annual renewal for students who need to carry backpacks during the school day; requests must be submitted to the school nurse and will be approved by the school physician.
Dr. Croft, a Starpoint Central School District staff member, said the district will start a new, uniform process for students who have a documented medical need to carry a backpack during the school day.
The procedure, which Dr. Ingram, also a Starpoint Central School District staff member, said takes effect Monday, April 28, 2025, requires parents or guardians and a licensed New York State health care provider to complete a student backpack accommodation request form and submit it to the school nurse. "Beginning on Monday, 04/28/2025, all students requiring this accommodation, including those who…
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