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Board moves four policy revisions to second reading, including epinephrine, naloxone and school‑bus trespass provisions
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Everett Public Schools board advanced four district policy revisions to second reading: updates to anaphylaxis/epinephrine storage, housekeeping changes to health policy, opioid‑overdose (naloxone) policy changes and a transportation policy updating trespass language for buses.
The board advanced four policy revisions to second reading at the Jan. 14 regular meeting, all without objection. District staff said the revisions were reviewed by legal counsel and the superintendent’s cabinet before being presented.
Policies moved to second reading (by general consent):
1) Policy 3409 — Students with disabilities, life‑threatening allergies, asthma and seizures: Revisions align with House Bill 1608 to permit storage and use of undesignated epinephrine in schools and on approved off‑site activities for students who experience anaphylaxis and do not already have a prescribed injector on file. Chief Operating Officer Larry Fleckenstein said the revisions expand access to epinephrine and were reviewed by legal counsel.
2) Policy 30414 — (health services housekeeping): Terminology updates and general housekeeping changes recommended by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s health services guidance were presented; the board moved the changes to second reading with no objection.
3) Policy 3425 — Opioid‑related overdose reversal (naloxone): Revisions comply with Senate Bill 5804 (as described in the presentation) and RCW 69.41.095, and add that neither the district nor its schools will pursue disciplinary action solely for possession or good‑faith administration of naloxone. The policy also expands allowable storage locations (for example, in or near AED cabinets) to improve access on campus.
4) Policy 6600 — Transportation: Revisions align with new state law (cited as Senate Bill 5891 in the presentation) that makes trespass on a school bus a criminal offense; the policy clarifies consent procedures for volunteers and chaperones already covered by existing field‑trip consent forms.
Board procedure: Student representative Kink and directors recorded no objections to moving each item to second reading; no formal roll‑call votes were recorded at first reading. District staff noted legal review and cabinet review prior to the presentation.
What remains: Each policy will return for a second reading (final consideration) at a future board meeting. Staff said training, storage logistics and campus placement for naloxone and undesignated epinephrine will be addressed as part of implementation procedures.
Sources: Presentations by Larry Fleckenstein and legal/cabinet review statements during the Jan. 14 meeting.
