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Onalaska board adopts policy adding opioid‑antagonist plan and minimum naloxone location language
Summary
The board amended and adopted policy 53.30 to include an opioid antagonist (naloxone) plan, specifying that opioid antagonists be located at a minimum with each AED and that the implementation plan will be posted on the district website.
The Onalaska School District Board of Education voted April 14 to adopt revised policy 53.30 (administration of medication and emergency care) after adding language that incorporates an opioid antagonist (naloxone) plan into the district policy.
Board discussion: trustees debated whether specifying minimum storage locations in policy would be redundant with a separate implementation plan. Supporters cited guidance from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards and the National Association of School Nurses and noted FDA shelf‑life extensions for naloxone. One trustee said including the minimum‑location language clarifies the board’s expectation and reduces ambiguity about whether naloxone should be carried in schools.
What the policy change does: the amended policy adds a short paragraph stating that opioid‑antagonist medication shall be located at minimum with each automated external defibrillator (AED) in the district and that a district plan for administration and training will be maintained and posted on the district website. Administration said the full operational details (training, exact locations, personnel roles) will be recorded in a separate implementation plan and an end‑of‑year nursing services report.
Vote and outcome: the motion to approve the updated policy was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote; the policy was adopted as amended.
Quotes: A trustee advocating for the change said, "It will leave no opportunity for alternative ways for it to be carried out— we’re setting the expectation." Another trustee noted the plan and locations will be included in the implementation plan posted on the website.
Next steps: administration will finalize the implementation plan, identify specific storage and training arrangements, post the plan on the district website, and include the item in the district nursing services year‑end report.
