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Article: American Federation of Teachers Deeply Disturbed By Proposed Elimination of Los Angeles Public School Nurses

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March 25, 2002
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WASHINGTON, March 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Federation of Teachers Healthcare Division today expressed dismay at Los Angeles School Superintendent Roy Romer's recent proposal to eliminate public school nurses.

"Quite simply, eliminating school nurses potentially puts students in danger," said Sandra Feldman, president of the AFT and AFT Healthcare. "This proposal is going in the wrong direction. We need more school nurses, not fewer."

AFT Healthcare includes more than 15,000 school nurses among its members across the country. Its school nurse members perform complex emergency medical procedures such as insertion of tracheal tubes and

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