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Douglas County adopts charter resolution exempting local health department from school sanitary inspections
Summary
The Board adopted a charter resolution allowing Lawrence Douglas County Public Health to decline routine sanitary inspections of schools, citing overlapping inspections by other agencies and limited staff capacity; the health department said it will still respond to complaints.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners adopted a charter resolution allowing Lawrence Douglas County Public Health to be exempt from completing routine sanitary inspections in county schools.
Jonathan Smith, director of Lawrence Douglas County Public Health, told commissioners the department requests the exemption under KSA 65‑202a and that the health board approved a draft resolution in August 2024. Smith said the health department's historical school inspections were largely checklist reviews and that other agencies and existing school assessments provide more comprehensive oversight and, in some cases, the ability to…
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