, and isolated.  In spite of their many 
attempts to campaign for adequate compensation, comparable to other professionals  in the school system, they have 
continuously been denied pay equity.
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<P>Consequently in September 1997 the Massachusetts  School Nurse Organization (MSNO) formed a "Pay Equity Committee" 
and began a statewide effort to address  the problem of school nurse salary inequities.
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<P>In January 1998 MSNO conducted a statewide survey that confirmed that only a small minority of the