DC Nurses cheer school health services bill

DC students will be healthier this year, thanks to the recent passage of the Public School Health Services Amendment Act of 2017. “Our fight was for the safety of our children,” said Katrena Clark, School Nurse and Vice President of the District of Columbia Nurses Association (DCNA), which strongly supported the bill, which ensures that a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse is in every school for 40 hours a week. The union added that it’s committed to fully funding 40-hour school nursing coverage and will advocate for $30 million for the school nursing program during the upcoming budget hearings.
photo: DCNA rally in November; photo by Chris Garlock

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