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COLUMBIANA -- New health services and a second school resource officer were recently approved for Crestview schools.
The Crestview Local School District Board of Education approved a contract with Akron Children's for school health services for the next two school years.
The district opted to seek out a private company to provide the services following the resignation of the longtime school nurse last month.
"We are thrilled to welcome Akron Children's onsite at Crestview. Their name is synonymous with top notch care for children in our area, and we know this partnership will greatly benefit our students," District Superintendent Dan Hill said.
The district is encouraging anyone willing to apply for open health care positions within the district to contact Michelle Wilmoth at Akron Children's Hospital at 330-543-4298.
The board also approved a contract with the Columbiana County Sheriff's Office to provide a second school resource officer for the 2023-24 school year.
As a result, the district will now have two full-time, on-site officers to increase safety.
"We are happy to expand our existing contract with the sheriff's department to add additional safety measures to our campus," Hill said.
Hill also said during the board meeting that the Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency wished to thank the district for its hospitality with the events related to the natural gas rupture on Tuesday that resulted in the evacuation of more than 400 residents in the area of Fairfield School Road within a 1-mile radius of the wellhead owned by Hilcorp Energy.
Residents were able to return to their homes on Wednesday.
"Our custodial team assisted in making the folks using our elementary school facility as comfortable as possible," Hill said.