Due to budgetary reductions undergone by Stratford Public Schools, the Town of Stratford has notified us that St. Mark School and St. James School will no longer be provided with a full-time nurse. The town has suggested that Nurse Wendy Frate split her time between both schools.

Both schools deserve a full-time nurse, especially with our growing enrollment and the number of students with food allergies, asthma and diabetes. 

Reducing our nurse might make the Town of Stratford's budget look better on paper and allow for money to be allocated elsewhere; but it is NOT benefitting anyone in Stratford, especially our children. Parents deserve the comfort in knowing that when their children are out of their care during school hours that there is a medically trained professional in the building that can treat, aid and administer the proper medications, procedures and life saving techniques that could be needed in the case of an emergency.