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Parents and grandparents - protect school nurses from cutbacks

...by the District administration in firing three more school nurses and replacing them and the two fired last year with...a school without a nurse.The starting salary for a school nurse is only $7 more than the starting salary for these...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-12
Letters
JSD board hears leaner budget proposal

...licensed nurses brought out several school nurses and some members of the budget...restoration of trained nurses.Auke Bay school nurse Luanne Powers spoke of her disappointment...need to assist staff members.School nurse Maureen Hall, who covers two campuses...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-03-11/jsd-board-hears-leaner-budget-proposal
Local
This 'Iron Man' inspires with strength, sweetness

...between the ages of 5 and 8 at the time. Jeffrey is the 8-year-old, a third-grader with a stomachache sent to the school nurse.It's a Monday; by Thursday they are talking about putting him in the hospital."We sense something is really...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-03-06/iron-man-inspires-strength-sweetness
Sports
School board appoints Lisa Worl to fill seat

...unlicensed assistive personnel, school staff members trained to administer limited medical care to students when a school nurse is unavailable, were also approved by the board.The school board will meet next Tuesday for a retreat at the JSD...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-12-11/school-board-appoints-lisa-worl-fill-se
Local
JSD nurses plead for higher staffing levels in new budget

...deliberations on its 2013-2014 budget, school nurses are calling for more help. Several of Juneau's school nurses and supporters addressed the JSD...thinner than - the current budget.School nurses took a hit during tough negotiations...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-01-10/jsd-nurses-plead-higher-staffing-levels
Local
New school nurse plan concerns some

...this year reduced the number of school nurses it employs from ten to eight...also sharing a nurse under the new school nurse plan, which just took effect for...student needs, input from our school nurses and the physical proximity of schools...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-09-09/new-school-nurse-plan-concerns-some
Local
Andrea Story

...would like to see the Governor and Legislature fund school nurses through the Health and Social Services budget. For many families the school nurse is their only provider and they are an essential service...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-09-21/andrea-story
Local
Election nears, candidates share positions

...business leaders ? school start times, availabilty of school nurses and annual yearly progress, among them.Businesses...recommending to cut down on two nurse positions. In response, school nurses train assistants to help when nurses are unavailable...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-09-21/election-nears-candidates-share-positio
Local
Harborview denied additional teacher

...Harborview needs this new teacher."Macaulay suggested that instructional coaches could, as has been done with school nurses (http://bit.ly/V5OIVH), be shared between certain schools in order to free up funding for a new teacher...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-10-17/harborview-denied-additional-teacher
Local
State Senate candidate opposes free meals for kids

...you don't take a stand on principle at the expense of hungry children," she said. "I've talked to a lot of school nurses who spend their own money for snacks" for hungry kids who come to see them for a health problem."Smith expects...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-08-05/state-senate-candidate-opposes-free-mea
State

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