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Residents urge Pitt County to protect school nurses, domestic‑violence services and adopt budget‑transparency steps
Summary
Multiple residents urged the board to restore funding for three school nurses, to support the Center for Family Violence Prevention after funding cuts, and to adopt the Down Home North Carolina budget-transparency resolution so residents can see how state and federal cuts affect local services.
Several residents used the public‑comment period at the Pitt County commissioners meeting to press officials for funding and transparency on social and education services.
Erica Turner, identifying herself as a Pitt County school nurse, said the district has 24 nurses and one manager and that student enrollment has risen about 7% while registered-nurse visits increased by roughly 190%, health-counseling sessions by about 201%, and the number of students requiring medicine by about 93%. Turner urged the commissioners to fund three nursing positions at risk of termination, citing the recommended ratio from the…
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