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Board to review TB-test requirement for volunteers after members cite access and cost barriers
Summary
Directors raised concerns that tuberculosis testing and clearance requirements are deterring volunteers; the board solicitor and administration agreed to research the legal requirement, peer-district practice, and payment/logistics and report back.
Board members on Wednesday discussed the district's tuberculosis (TB) testing requirement for volunteers, raising concerns about access, cost and volunteer recruitment. The solicitor and administration agreed to investigate and report back to the board.
Director Zacci opened the discussion by describing recurring complaints from boosters and volunteers and questioning why the district still required the TB skin test: "I'm worried about volunteers. We're losing people as it is, and I think that's a major barrier." He cited what he said was a low state TB incidence — "the state of Pennsylvania averages 1 and a half cases per 100,000 people" — and said Beaver County…
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