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School Nurse Layoffs Endanger Students' Safety


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In an effort to save money, the School District of Philadelphia has laid off 47 school nurses. This means that there are now 32,900 additional students without a nurse on any given day. Apparently, students' safety is the latest casualty of Governor Corbett's education budget cuts.
Bernard Nesmith interviewed nurses who have been holding a weekly protest in front of the school district building and produced this story.
SIGN THE PETITION TO RESTORE NURSES TO SCHOOLS.
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