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Board approves new 'nurse's aid' position after trustees question training and oversight
Summary
The board approved a memorandum creating a nurse's‑aid position to support medically fragile students as a cost-saving alternative to contracted RNs; trustees pressed for clarity on required certifications and supervision and one trustee expressed insufficient information before recording an opposition/abstention.
The Carmel Central School District Board of Education approved a memorandum of agreement April 21 to create a new 'nurse's aid' position within the Carmel Office Staff Association to assist medically fragile students and to reduce reliance on outside, contracted registered nurses.
Administrators described the role as focused on monitoring, basic first-aid and recordkeeping for specific students, with training tailored to each student's needs and supervision by…
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