Please read this article from the New Haven Independent on the school nursing issue. As many of you know, the ESUMS PTO sent a petition with 50 parent signatures to the Board of Education and New Haven Health Department requesting a full-time nurse in our building. There will be a budget hearing of the Board of Alders on May 12 to discuss the hiring budget for school nurses. The Health Department currently employs 31 nurses for 53 schools. They have requested only 4 more full-time positions.
(1) If you are a New Haven resident, please call or write your alder to support hiring more nurses. You can find your alder's contact information here: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/Aldermen/. There is even a search tool to enter your address and find out who your representative is. It is so important that they hear from parents.
(2) All parents who care about this issue are encouraged to attend the May 12 hearing. Details on time and place will follow, but it will most likely be in the evening at the BoA Chamber, 2nd floor, City Hall, 165 Church Street.
(3) Parents who wish to become even more involved and advocate for full-time nurses in all the schools (or seek creative alternatives like using nursing student assistants) can join the CPLT health services taskforce.
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