“Dismissed, devalued, and overlooked.”
That’s how Sudbury’s school nurses describe how they are being treated in a new letter to the Sudbury School Committee — a three-page dispatch that underscores a contract fight that’s dragged on for more than five years and includes their goal of winning pay parity.
The situation has reached a crisis point, and the nurses are speaking out.
Sudbury School RNs:
- Hold dual licenses as both nurses and educators (DESE license + MTEL in communication and literacy)
- Work more days per year than teachers
- Are evaluated under the same professional system as teachers
- Develop professional practice goals and follow identical evaluation cycles as teachers
- Provide medical care for every person in their buildings: students, teachers, staff, administrators, and visitors
Their letter lays out their concerns plainly.
