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County Health Department nurse Jennifer Taylor gets a hug from Fir Grove Elementary fifth-grader Bekah Jakubos as instructional aid Andrea Verberkmoes, left, feeds Jakubos through a feeding tube at the Roseburg school on Thursday. Verberkmoes was being certified by Taylor to use the feeding tube. A shortage of school nurses has forced instructional aids like Verberkmoes to perform tasks which once were performed by nurses.
Douglas County If it can’t be fixed with soap and water or involves real medical treatment, many schools in Douglas County have to call parents in or dial 911.
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