Severe Allergies and Asthma

Asthma

• Please notify the school nurse if your student has been diagnosed with asthma. 
• It is important that your student have access to their rescue inhaler before, during, and after school. 
• Discuss with your physician, student, and school nurse the best location for your student's inhaler (backpack, health room, both).
• Students who carry and self-medicate using an inhaler should have an Authorization for Self Administration of Emergency Medication on file signed by their physician and parent/guardian.

Students with life threatening allergies

• See Forms 19A &B below for meal modification requests.
• Discuss with your physician, student, and school nurse the location of the student's Epipen, if prescribed. 
• Students who carry their Epipen should have an Authorization for Self Administration of Emergency Medication on file signed by their physician and parent/guardian.

Links:
Board Policy: Self Administration of Emergency Medication
Medical Request for Meal Modification
Medical Request for Meal Modification (Spanish)
Authorization for Self Administration of Emergency Medication (Spanish)
Severe Allergy Intake Form
Severe Allergy Intake Form (Spanish)
Form 19C - Discontinuation of Meal Modification