North Dakota diversion program could model for Kansas
Fargo officials pilot a jail mental health diversion to treat illness rather than imprison. Nurse Tastad screens inmates, then slices through barriers to offer community services or hospital care, arguing money saved via treatment outweighs jail costs as oil declines strain budgets.
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Kansas
Fargo
N.D
Cass County
Lynette Tastad
Tastad
North Dakota State Hospital
Jamestown
Rosalie Etherington
State Hospital
Etherington
Grand Forks
Nonprofit
Treatment Advocacy Center
National Sheriffs’ Association
United States
Andrew Frobig
Frobig
Human Services Center
Bismarck
Henrickson
Sedgwick
Shawnee County
Bring Your Own Device debated for GCHS iPad program
GCHS seniors raise concerns about school issued iPads and a possible BYOD policy to allow students to use personal devices for Internet access. District officials note iPads four years old may underperform, while connectivity issues and stricter filtering on student networks spark calls for policy changes and a future technology plan.
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Robinson
Roy Cessna
GCHS
Layne Schiffelbein
USD 457
Steve Karlin
Casey Wise
Wise
Karlin
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