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Board debates job description to expand athletic medical coverage; aims to hire part‑time district employees
Summary
District staff introduced a job description that would allow the school to hire a range of licensed medical personnel as part‑time employees to cover practices and games when a certified athletic trainer is not available; board members discussed qualifications, liability and NHIAA requirements.
District staff presented a draft job description to the Contoocook Valley School District board proposing the title "high school athletic medical personnel" so the district could employ a range of licensed medical professionals for game and practice coverage when a certified athletic trainer is not available.
Dr. Forrester, a district staff member who introduced the item, said the district has been unable to replace its prior contracted athletic trainer and has been using a patchwork of coverage. "We have brought this job description forward, not as an athletic trainer, but as a high school athletic medical personnel," Dr. Forrester said, adding that hiring those…
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