 current health needs of the students and staff.  
Why then, do the majority of school districts in the Commonwealth continue to devalue the nursing profession by refusing 
to pay nurses on the same salary scale as teachers <B> and other non-classroom based educational 
support staff?</B>
<BR>
<P>It is the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization's contention that the practice of salary inequities ultimately 
impacts the quality of health care delivered to students, since it is difficult to attract and retai