At its Aug. 28 meeting, the Birdville ISD board reviewed second readings of the Texas Association of School Boards’ proposed policy update 01/25 and local revisions to Policy FFAC (wellness and health services), which include changes to reflect new Department of State Health Services rules on maintenance and administration of medication for respiratory distress and to allow storage of epinephrine pens.

Trustee discussion on Policy FFAC noted the specific intent “so that we have the ability to store epi pens.” District staff indicated the policy changes align legal and local language with updated state health rules. In a related exchange about emergency medication availability, a trustee asked whether Narcan is available on campuses; the district replied that Narcan is stocked at every campus.

Both the TASB update and the local FFAC revisions were presented as second readings for consideration at the September board meeting; no final action on the policy revisions occurred at the Aug. 28 meeting.