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School nurse reports staffing cuts, higher clinic visits; board moves wellness revisions to first reading
Summary
Nurse Leah Foley told the Spooner Area School District board the health office lost hours and staff capacity, reported higher clinic visits and screenings results, and recommended wellness-policy wording to encourage USDA Smart Snacks; the board agreed to move the revised wellness policy to first reading.
Leah Foley, the district nurse, told the Spooner Area School District board that the health office is operating with two staff members this year instead of three after COVID-era funding reductions. "This year we had two of us instead of three of us in the health office," Foley said, and she estimated the change reduced support hours by about 675 for the year.
Foley said clinic activity increased even as staffing decreased. She reported roughly 2,991 student visits at the elementary school…
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