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School nurses and SROs flagged as vulnerable if funding model shifts, nurses describe emergencies
Summary
District nurses and administrators told legislators that nursing coverage (multiple campuses, thousands of office visits, frequent diabetic and seizure events) and SRO arrangements are currently funded using local flexibility and would be at risk under the recalibration proposals.
GOSHEN COUNTY, Wyo. — Two of Goshen County School District #1’s nurses described day-to-day medical workload and argued that changes to the state funding model would imperil student health and safety coverage that the district currently funds locally.
Darby Hoffman, who covers two elementary schools, said she manages 461 students and has logged about 4,548 health-office visits and 4,491 medication administrations this school year. “We case manage, we make…
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