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Nurses warn one‑FTE reduction would increase medical risk and liability, administration says savings include benefits
Summary
School nurses told the board that eliminating one full‑time nursing position (estimated district savings approximately $85,000 including benefits) would raise risk to students with chronic medical needs and increase workload on remaining staff; administrators said staffing ratios are determined by building needs and some tasks can be delegated to unlicensed assistants but many medical responsibilities cannot.
School nurses told the Grand Forks School Board on Jan. 12 that removing one full‑time nursing position would impair student care, increase liability and reduce early identification of health and mental‑health needs.
Carly Hoffman, a district nurse, said nurses are core to school‑based mental‑health teams, manage complex medical cares such…
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