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Board appoints Dr. Thomas Merwin as district medical advisor for 2025–26 school year
Summary
The McFarland School District Board approved the administration's recommendation to appoint Thomas Merwin, MD, as district medical advisor for the 2025–26 school year by a 5–0 vote.
The McFarland School District Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Thomas Merwin, MD, as the district medical advisor for the 2025–26 school year.
Per the administration’s recommendation, the board voted to appoint Merwin; the motion passed 5–0. Board members noted the district had relied on district medical advisers during the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed the adviser’s consultative role for health issues that arise during the school year.
Administrators told the board that Dr. Merwin has served as the district medical adviser since 2017; his predecessor, Dr. Livingston, served from 2000 to February 2017. Board members and staff said the role is consultative and that they did not anticipate routine, ongoing work beyond periodic consultation unless specific public health questions arise.
The board took the vote during the action portion of the meeting; no additional conditions or implementation tasks were recorded in the public portion of the transcript.
