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Board debates ending optional student accident insurance as free vendor coverage fades
Summary
District staff told the board that free blanket student accident coverage is no longer available from vendors and that purchasing a full blanket plus optional catastrophic coverage could cost roughly $45,000—60,000; the board discussed rescinding the policy while directing staff to help families access state-provided coverage.
District staff briefed the Grants Pass SD 7 board on the district's student accident-insurance policy (JHA) and the changing marketplace for optional vendor-provided plans.
Speaker 10 (Tommy) said that OSBA no longer treats JHA as a board policy and that voluntary free coverage offered by insurance companies is no longer available given higher rates. "The…
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