[BHS Etree] BUSD: Emergency Epinephrine Auto-injectors

[BHS Etree]

PLEASE do not reply to this email, contactRikki Moreno 
rikkimoreno at berkeley.net <mailto:rikkimoreno at berkeley.net>

Welcome Back BUSD families:

In the last year, California State Legislature approved SB 1266, 
establishing policy for the use of Emergency Epinephrine Auto-injectors 
in schools. In summary, the bill requires school districts to provide 
emergency epinephrine auto-injectors to individual school sites and to 
train personnel who have volunteered.

Trained personnel may use epinephrine auto-injectors to provide 
emergency medical aid to persons suffering, or reasonably believed to be 
suffering, from an anaphylactic reaction. Anaphylaxis is a severe 
allergic reaction which can occur after exposure to an allergen or an 
insect sting.

All BUSD schools are now compliant with this legislation and are 
currently in possession of the EpiPen auto-injectors and have trained 
staff familiar with their use.

We remind families that these injectors are for emergency use only and 
should not be considered supply for students with a known allergy.  In 
accordance with BUSD policy, students with known allergies should 
provide an updated Allergy Action Plan and EpiPen to their sites 
annually.  Blank Allergy Action Plans are available at : 
http://www.foodallergy.org/faap

Please also be aware your school’s EpiPens are for use on the school 
campus only. Students on field trips or riding on buses will not have 
access to the injectors.


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