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Council members discuss Snoqualmie Valley School District plans for opioid training, student naloxone policy
Summary
Council members Kerrick Christiansen and Dr. Cotton reported an update from the Snoqualmie Valley School District about opioid training and the question of whether students may carry naloxone.
Council members Kerrick Christiansen and Dr. Cotton reported an update they received from the Snoqualmie Valley School District about opioid response training and a question over whether students may carry naloxone on their person. Christiansen said the district’s superintendent, Schlotfeld, confirmed Mount Si High School is providing opioid training alongside CPR, AED and Stop the Bleed instruction and that “the seniors need to have that before they graduate.”
Christiansen told the committee the Legislature’s “bill 19 56” requires that by Dec. 1, 2025 both high schools and middle schools receive opioid training. He said the district had raised a policy conflict about student possession of lifesaving medications: the district generally requires most student medications to be stored at the nurse’s office, which can limit immediate access to naloxone during an emergency. Christiansen said the district indicated students can have a health-care-provider order that allows them to carry naloxone, but it was not yet clear whether such carry orders must still be checked in with the nurse or may remain on the student’s person.
Council members described the city and school district as continuing an “open dialogue” to resolve logistics. There was no formal committee action on the matter during the meeting; committee members noted they are tracking the district’s implementation and the Dec. 1, 2025 legislative timeline.
Clarifying details and outstanding questions
- Legislative timeline: Christiansen said “bill 19 56” requires middle and high school training by Dec. 1, 2025. The transcript supplies this bill identifier and date; the committee did not provide a statute number or bill title. - Student possession of naloxone: The district said students may obtain a health-care-provider order to carry naloxone, but whether such orders must be checked in with the school nurse is “not specified” in the committee update.
No motions or votes were taken on school policies at this meeting.
