Manchester nursing school temporarily closed amid investigation
Manchester nursing school temporarily closed amid investigation
COMMERCIAL STREET IN MANCHESTER. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE TEACHERS WITHOUT JOBS AND STUDENTS WHO CAN’T GRADUATE. KAREN POTTER WORKED FOR THE SALTER SCHOOL OF NURSING IN MANCHESTER FOR A YEAR. SHE SAYS THEY WERE BOUGHT BY A NEW OWNER AND THEIR NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF NURSING. SHE RESIGNED. KAREN: WE WERE LIKE A FAMILY THERE, AND I DO MISS THEM. I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE AT SOME POINT. KRISTEN: SHE AND OTHERS FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A SUSPENSION. NOW THE BOARD OF NURSING IS INVESTIGATING. LINDSEY: THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF THE AMERIC SCHOOL OF NURSING PROGRAM, WHICH GENERALLY MEANS THERE WAS AN ALLEGATION THAT, IF TRUE, COULD IMPACT THE PUBLIC SAFETY, WELFARE, OR HEALTH OF CONSTITUENTS. KRISTEN: THE BOARD WILL HOLD A HEARING TO ADDRESS THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE SCHOOL ON THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE, THERE IS MESSAGE TO STUDENTS. THE OWNERS SAY THE BOARD’S CONCERNS RELATE TO THE RECENT CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND THAT TRIGRAM WILL CHALLENGE THIS DECISION AT THE UPCOMING HEARING . THEY GO ONTO SAY TRIGRAM IS, QUOTE, "CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH BOARD OF NURSI STANDARDS." MEANTIME, MORE THAN A DOZEN INSTRUCTORS AND ROUGHLY NINETY STUDENTS ARE BEING IMPACTED, SOME WEEKS AWAY FROM GRADUATION. THE BOARD HOPES TO HELP THESE NURSING STUDENTS MOVE FORWARD. LINDSEY: IT COULD BE THAT THEY FIND A NEW PROGRAM. IT COULD BE THAT MAYBE THEY ALREADY MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS TO SIT FOR THE EXAMINATION. KRISTEN: THE BOARD OF NURSING COULD NOT SAY WHEN THE HEARING WILL TAK
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Manchester nursing school temporarily closed amid investigation
The state Board of Nursing has temporarily suspended a Manchester nursing program while an investigation is conducted.
The state Board of Nursing has temporarily suspended a Manchester nursing program while an investigation is conducted.
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