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Vancouver Public Schools board approves minutes, consent agenda and adopts two health policies to allow epinephrine nasal spray and opioid reversal in schools
Summary
The board approved routine minutes and the consent agenda and voted to adopt policy updates permitting schools to keep epinephrine nasal spray and opioid-reversal medication on site.
At its regular meeting, the Vancouver Public Schools board approved minutes from multiple January meetings, approved a consent agenda that included the 2025–26 school calendar and special-education system migration, and adopted two health-related policy updates that expand life-saving medication options in district schools.
Why it matters: Policy updates reflect state-level changes and give school staff and others clearer authority to carry or store emergency medications that can treat anaphylaxis and opioid overdose, which district officials said could save lives.
The board voted to adopt policy 34.20, updating anaphylaxis prevention and response rules to allow a supply…
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