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CCSD board approves MOA with Hope Christian Health Center after debate over faith-based services and parental consent
Summary
The Clark County School District Board approved a five-year memorandum of agreement with Hope Christian Health Center to provide mobile school-site primary care and immunizations after trustees pressed staff on parental consent, behavioral-health screening scope, insurance and potential conflicts of interest. The motion passed after a failed attempt to table the item.
The Clark County School District Board of Trustees approved a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Hope Christian Health Center to provide mobile school-site primary care, sports physicals and immunizations at no out-of-pocket cost to students.
The vote came after extended trustee questioning about the MOA’s scope and safeguards. Deputy Superintendent Dr. Welch and Chief of Student Services Stacy Slye told trustees the services would be nonsectarian, provided with parental or guardian presence, and include routine items such as well-child checks, vaccinations and referrals to specialty care. Laurie Bauman of CCSD Health Services said behavioral-health screening would be limited to a depression screening instrument and that any follow-up would involve the parent or…
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