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School counselors and nurses urge Beloit board: proposed cuts would heighten safety and health risks
Summary
Multiple school counselors and parents told the School District of Beloit board on April 21 that proposed cuts to elementary counseling and health staff would worsen unsafe behavior and create medical risks for students with chronic conditions, urging the board to preserve those positions.
At the April 21 School District of Beloit board meeting, counselors and parents urged the board to retain elementary student services and school nurses as the district faces budget reductions.
"Our elementary buildings are in a state of crisis due to extremely unsafe student behaviors," said Shanae, a school counselor who identified herself in emailed public comment and cited school-year discipline counts at one elementary. She told the board the building has had 858 discipline incidents so far this year and argued that eliminating counselors…
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