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A Fallon father thanked the Churchill County School Board recently for adopting a medical equipment use policy but said he removed his son from the Churchill County School District after the boy's diabetic test kit was used by a teacher.
Carl Rokosz told trustees he took his child out of the school system because he didn't believe the boy was getting proper care for his diabetic condition.
Last month, Elizabeth Rokosz told the board a teacher used her son's diabetic test kit without permission. The 11-year-old boy used the equipment later that day to prick his finger to test his blood sugar level. The Rokosz's learned the lancet kit had not been cleaned between uses.
"I appreciate everything you're considering for a policy," Carl Rokosz told the board. "My son is out of the system because things haven't been taken care of up to this point."
At Wednesday's school board meeting, trustees adopted a new policy that prohibits sharing students' personal medical equipment. The policy includes everything from crutches to blood glucose monitoring kits.
"If a staff member is found to be in violation of this policy he/she will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including a recommendation to the board of trustees for termination of employment with the Churchill County School District," the policy states.
In the Rokosz incident, the family said a nurse at Northside Elementary School removed the boy's diabetic test kit from a locked cabinet and let a teacher test her blood because the teacher was feeling ill.
Elizabeth Rokosz said she never granted permission for her child's equipment to be used by anyone else because of the possibility for bloodborne diseases.
After the incident, she said, he son was required to use the principal's office to test his blood sugar.
Officials at the district office and Northside Principal John Hyatt have declined to comment on the incident reported by the boy's parents.
Churchill County School District nurse Chris Webb drafted the new policy at the request of the board and Superintendent Carolyn Ross.
"Students can't borrow from each other and a teacher can't use students' equipment," Webb said about the policy.
It does allow adults in the school district to share equipment with permission.
"If person A has some disease and person B does not know about it are we opening ourselves up to liability," asked Trustee Rich Gent.
Webb said there would be no liability for the district if the two adults consented to sharing the equipment.
Carl Rokosz told trustees he took his child out of the school system because he didn't believe the boy was getting proper care for his diabetic condition.
Last month, Elizabeth Rokosz told the board a teacher used her son's diabetic test kit without permission. The 11-year-old boy used the equipment later that day to prick his finger to test his blood sugar level. The Rokosz's learned the lancet kit had not been cleaned between uses.
"I appreciate everything you're considering for a policy," Carl Rokosz told the board. "My son is out of the system because things haven't been taken care of up to this point."
At Wednesday's school board meeting, trustees adopted a new policy that prohibits sharing students' personal medical equipment. The policy includes everything from crutches to blood glucose monitoring kits.
"If a staff member is found to be in violation of this policy he/she will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including a recommendation to the board of trustees for termination of employment with the Churchill County School District," the policy states.
In the Rokosz incident, the family said a nurse at Northside Elementary School removed the boy's diabetic test kit from a locked cabinet and let a teacher test her blood because the teacher was feeling ill.
Elizabeth Rokosz said she never granted permission for her child's equipment to be used by anyone else because of the possibility for bloodborne diseases.
After the incident, she said, he son was required to use the principal's office to test his blood sugar.
Officials at the district office and Northside Principal John Hyatt have declined to comment on the incident reported by the boy's parents.
Churchill County School District nurse Chris Webb drafted the new policy at the request of the board and Superintendent Carolyn Ross.
"Students can't borrow from each other and a teacher can't use students' equipment," Webb said about the policy.
It does allow adults in the school district to share equipment with permission.
"If person A has some disease and person B does not know about it are we opening ourselves up to liability," asked Trustee Rich Gent.
Webb said there would be no liability for the district if the two adults consented to sharing the equipment.
