There is a case to be made for the need for registered nurses in Oklahoma schools. The number of students with medical needs in schools has grown, while at the same time, the number of nurses has dropped.
School districts across Oklahoma have lost more than 100 registered nurses since 2020.
A new year and new semester is officially underway across Oklahoma. Educators are hard at work making sure students have everything they need. In Broken Arrow, that includes Julia Price. Her job is to take care of students, though you won’t find her in a classroom. She’s a school nurse…