Former district nurse urges South Lane to adopt updated health-services plan, cites House Bill 2948

Bonnie Schroeder, a nurse who said she recently resigned as the district nurse for South Lane School District, urged the board to adopt and publish an updated, prevention-oriented health-services plan and to ensure clinical supervision of nursing practice in line with Oregon law.

"Oregon requires every district to have a written prevention oriented health services plan for all students at every site and to update it annually," Schroeder said during public comment. She noted that students are entitled to the health services listed in their IEPs and Section 504 plans and that districts must train personnel, establish medication protocols, and provide care for life-threatening events.

Schroeder emphasized delegation limits, saying only a registered nurse can delegate nursing tasks to unlicensed staff and that nurses must refuse delegation that is unsafe or inadequately supervised. She referenced House Bill 2948 and said it clarifies that administrators may supervise nonclinical aspects of nursing jobs but cannot direct or evaluate a nurse's clinical judgment, and that districts employing nurses must provide appropriate clinical supervision.

Schroeder recommended the district: adopt and publish an updated health-services plan, provide clinical supervision for nursing practice, and align job titles and staffing with Oregon law and student needs rather than headcount.

Board members thanked Schroeder for her testimony; there was no formal board action recorded on her recommendations during the meeting.