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Board approves contract to expand athletic-trainer coverage for Elizabethton schools
Summary
The Elizabethton board approved a service agreement with Smith Rehabilitation Services to provide roughly 20 hours per week of athletic-trainer coverage for the 20242025 school year, citing a national shortage of trainers and the need for on-site medical response at practices and events.
The Elizabethton City Schools Board of Education voted to approve a service agreement with Smith Rehabilitation Services to provide athletic-training services for the 20242025 school year.
Director Van Huss told the board the district needs additional on-site coverage for practices and home events, pointing to new heat- and safety-related demands on student-athletes. "We would get roughly about 20 hours a week... for someone to be there on campus at our home…
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