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Medical students help rural schoolchildren avoid suspension with mobile physicals

By Jaymie Baxley  In North Carolina, first-time public schoolchildren and students who have moved here from other states are required to have a physical health assessment within 30 days of their enrollment. Those who don’t run the risk of suspension, which could make them fall behind academically.  The risk is heightened in rural, economically distressed […]