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Board adopts revised Anaphylaxis Prevention and Response policy
Summary
The Kiona-Benton City School District board approved targeted wording changes to Policy 34-20 clarifying allowable epinephrine supplies and authorized staff to implement the revisions. The vote was unanimous; the board will publish the revised policy.
The Kiona-Benton City School District board voted to approve revisions to Policy 34-20, Anaphylaxis Prevention and Response, after trustees and staff agreed to clearer wording for medication supplies.
Board discussion centered on a specific edit to the policy—paragraph that prescribes what emergency medication the district may keep. As presented and agreed, the paragraph will read that the district "may maintain a designated school location, a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors or epinephrine nasal dosages based on the number of students enrolled at the school," with the change intended to avoid ambiguity about the forms of epinephrine permitted. Trustee S3 proposed the wording change and moved to adopt the policy with that clarification; a second followed and the board approved the revision by voice vote.
Superintendent Pete said the administration will reprint and post the revised policy once the administrative edits are incorporated. The board also agreed staff will bring the final document back if further edits are requested. The action completes the board's formal adoption step for the clarified anaphylaxis response language.
"It should say the district may maintain a designated school location, a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors or epinephrine nasal dosages based on the number of students enrolled at the school," S3 said during the discussion, prompting the board to approve the exact phrasing.
