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[quote=JoshH][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Friday afternoon news dump from DC Government about nurses.

http://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/u23/memo%20to%20parents%20with%20header_FINAL.pdf

(annoying: Why is there no "From" on this memo?)

According to release there will be two meetings:

October 5, 2016 at Paul Lawrence Dunbar Senior High School (101 N St, NW)

October 17, 2016 at Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School (2427 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, SE).

Both forums will be from 6-8 pm. No RSVP is required.
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Did anyone go to the Oct 5th meeting? I was planning to but DS was sick. Wondering what the reaction of parents was.[/quote]

I went.  I'd guess about 25-30, including a group of about 10 nurses.  I don't think the message was sent out very broadly.

I think most parents (including myself) were impressed by / in favor of the new programs, but not the reduced minimum for school nurses.  Most of the presentation focused on the new programs.  The discussion about the possibility of cuts to school nurses was a bit more heated.  I don't the the Director of DOH, Dr. Nesbitt, was able to explain why less than one full-time nurse per school is acceptable.
She said that the guidelines for one full-time nurse wer applicable as a general guideline, but not necessary for DC.  I don't think that lines up with the expectations of parents.[/quote]

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