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[quote=Anonymous]Schools are having more problems in large part because they're getting stripped of student support positions. When you have counselors who can spend time counseling instead of getting bogged down in paperwork (or getting cut altogether), and nurses who can offer support to kids with chronic (and often stressful) illnesses (and who can work closely with other specialists on 504 Plans etc.), and enough speech pathologists and psychologists and OT's and reading specialists on hand, you create a better environment for everyone AND teachers can more effectively do their jobs. Right now we're asking teachers to be nurses and moms and dads and therapists etc., and that detracts from everyone's learning. It's not just about class size, it's about meeting kids' individual needs so everyone can achieve. Even if your kid doesn't have a need for a nurse daily, they benefit indirectly. And if or when they do need a nurse (see PP's comment about compound fracture above), believe me you're going to want a nurse on hand even as the school calls an ambulance.  [/quote]

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