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Indianola schools add districtwide EpiPens and Narcan after collaboration with local physician
Summary
School administration reported EpiPens and Narcan have been supplied to and implemented in all district buildings after an agreement with a local physician and a nonprofit program supplying medication.
Indianola Community School District administrators reported that the district has implemented medication-distribution measures, placing epinephrine auto-injectors (EpiPens) and naloxone (Narcan) in nurse offices across all district buildings.
According to materials and the board report, the district worked with a nonprofit that supplies EpiPens to school districts and collaborated with a local physician at the Iowa Clinic, Dr. Sam Gustafson, to allow prescriptions to be issued for district use. Under existing district policy these medications are held in nurse offices and may be used for medical emergencies involving students or staff.
Administrators told the board the program was vetted through policy review and local medical collaboration prior to implementation. The district now maintains both the epinephrine devices and naloxone in buildings to respond to allergic reactions and opioid overdoses respectively.
No formal board action was required at the meeting; the report was provided as part of board member/staff updates.
Ending: The board acknowledged the change as an operational improvement to medical emergency readiness; no further action was recorded during the meeting.
