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South Kingstown officials review Hazel Health telehealth option; district would limit services to outside school hours
Summary
Superintendent Pedraza described Hazel Health, a state-brokered telehealth platform, and told the School Committee the district would offer it as an optional, at‑home resource with parental consent and no district cost; sessions would not take place on school grounds or during class time under the district’s plan.
Superintendent Pedraza presented Hazel Health, a telehealth platform purchased by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for districts to use, and said South Kingstown staff are considering whether to enter the state contract.
Pedraza said the district’s planned use would not include online therapy sessions during school hours or on school grounds. "We would not be having any of these sessions take place during school hours or on school grounds," he said, adding the district intends to offer the service only as "another tool for our…
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