District turns to CHC for nurses

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January 23, 2018 - 12:00 AM

The health and well-being of the students of USD 257, the implied subject of every board of education meeting, was moved front and center at Monday’s powwow. 

To begin, the board voted to engage the nursing services of the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas. The recent retirement of longtime middle- and high-school nurse Jackie Chase presented the district with a decision about how best to move forward regarding its nursing needs.

It was determined, then, that instead of adding another individual to the district’s staff rolls, a contract arrangement with CHC would provide the best quality of care and would give the district access to the menu of resources and personnel at CHC’s command — including, in time, the services of social workers and mental health professionals.

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