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District school nurses report health screening totals and emergency-medication costs; trustees press for funding clarity
Summary
New nursing coordinator presented counts of students with chronic conditions, screening totals, and health-program partnerships. Trustees asked where costs for stock epinephrine and other supplies are budgeted amid broader district budget concerns.
Skyler Basanias, the incoming school nursing coordinator, presented the district’s nursing update and data, saying the figures were pulled in mid-December and highlighting program partnerships and screening activity across campuses.
Basanias reported (as presented to the board) that, as of Dec. 17, the district had 48 students with Type 1 diabetes, 108 with life-threatening allergies, 257 with moderate-to-severe asthma, 50 students with active seizure disorders and 26 with cardiac conditions. She said the district conducts mandated state screening programs and detailed results and referrals: the presentation…
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