USA - Slippery Rock school board ends fluoride tablet program
Slippery Rock school board ends fluoride tablet program
Last updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:44 PM EDT
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - A school board in western Pennsylvania has discontinued a program that handed out fluoride tablets to students.
The Slippery Rock School Board voted Monday to do away with the program after teachers said they were worried about the legality of handling the prescription medicine.
For the past 15 years, teachers in the district have given one fluoride tablet daily to students who wanted to participate in the program. The board's lawyer told members in January that teachers should not dispense the supplements.
School nurses said it would be too time consuming for them to issue the tablets.
Board President the Rev. Michael Scheer said the district will notify parents of the decision and nurses will tell parents how to get the tablets.
Slippery Rock was the only school district in Butler County that distributed the tablets, although some districts in neighboring counties have similar programs.
Information from: Butler Eagle, http://www.butlereagle.com
Last updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:44 PM EDT
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - A school board in western Pennsylvania has discontinued a program that handed out fluoride tablets to students.
The Slippery Rock School Board voted Monday to do away with the program after teachers said they were worried about the legality of handling the prescription medicine.
For the past 15 years, teachers in the district have given one fluoride tablet daily to students who wanted to participate in the program. The board's lawyer told members in January that teachers should not dispense the supplements.
School nurses said it would be too time consuming for them to issue the tablets.
Board President the Rev. Michael Scheer said the district will notify parents of the decision and nurses will tell parents how to get the tablets.
Slippery Rock was the only school district in Butler County that distributed the tablets, although some districts in neighboring counties have similar programs.
Information from: Butler Eagle, http://www.butlereagle.com
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