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Rutherford County board unveils resolution asking state for funding to meet new school-nurse ratio
Summary
Board members presented a resolution asking the Tennessee General Assembly to provide funding to meet a new school-nurse ratio; speakers said the law changed but no dedicated state funding followed, and the district has added positions but remains short of the required ratio.
Rutherford County Schools board members introduced a resolution at their May work session calling on the Tennessee General Assembly to appropriate funding so districts can meet a new school-nurse staffing ratio required by state law.
The resolution notes the district’s view that school nurses “play a vital role” in managing student health and emergencies and cites the district’s concern that a change in state law establishing a 1-to-750 school nurse-to-student ratio was not…
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