List Of Nurses Turns Up 'Placeholders'
Despite the cutbacks, Nelson Luis, who oversees health services, said he is confident children are safe and schools are covered.
"No child's going to go without care," Luis said. "I'm convinced we are doing what we need to be doing - with less people, with cutbacks."
Luis, the district's general director for student support and federal programs, said Monday morning that there is a health professional at every school. On Tuesday morning, he produced a list showing at least one person's name beside each school. Luis said the list was valid as of last week, although subject to change.
The first name The Tampa Tribune checked out was Tanski. The list shows her as the sole health care provider assigned to the South County Career Center.
"I don't even know where that is," Tanski said Tuesday. Her assigned schools are Dowdell Middle and Clair-Mel and Palm River elementary schools, with Summerfield Elementary added this year, she said.
Gallogly said late Wednesday that the list remains "fluid" and is being revised. Tanski's name was listed next to the career center as a "placeholder." There is a nurse at the school, Gallogly said, but she teaches there and is not employed by her department."
If this story is correct, then this is an example of obfuscation by the District, and finally someone has dug a little deeper.
So the question remains - How long will Tanski last in her position? Telling the truth outside the system could have it's effects, only the wrong ones.
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