State Legislature Should Pass Bill to Mandate Schools Have Full-time Nurse
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School nurses are underappreciated, even in today’s world. More than one-third of schools nationwide do not have a nurse who works on site. Some nurses don’t get paid enough and some positions are only part-time jobs. School nurses cannot help kids in need the way they need to.
School nurses also spend years getting an education, sometimes to be wasted at a school that may not appreciate them.
The New York State legislature should pass bill S.4953, which was co-sponsored by state Sen. Peter Harckham, to make it mandatory that every school in New York have a full-time nurse.
Randy Arpi
Naseer Johnson
Peekskill
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