 school districts in 
the Commonwealth pay school nurses on the same pay scale as their professional counterparts with equal educational and 
certification requirements. (The survey report, entitled <I>Report  on the Current State of Salary Inequities for 
Professional School Nurses in Massachusetts, </I> is available from MSNO.) The vast majority of school nurses in 
Massachusetts  are significantly under-compensated.
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<P>In November 1999 a complaint was filed in Essex County Superior Court.  Plaintiff