Measmer said he was “troubled” by the health alliance using the funds for the nursing program.

“The money was used for the school nurse program so it’s a mismanagement of funds which unfortunately affects the school nurses and that’s something we had nothing to do with,” Measmer said.

Poole and Commissioner Steve Morris disagreed with Measmer’s assessment.

No specifics on how to spend the money were given, said Morris, who also serves on the health board. He said the Medicaid funds were lost because a previous board of commissioners wanted the health alliance to stop offering services that would generate the federal funds and the $300,000 was to make up for that.

Oesterreich said the school nurse program is not needed as much as it once was and parents have plenty of resources, such as texting their doctor and WebMD. "I'm comfortable with them being there for 90 percent of what they were there before."

Burrage appeared ready to support restoring the funding.