Seizure-Safe Schools

The district will ensure that any student who is diagnosed with a seizure disorder, will be provided with a seizure action plan that is a written, individualized health plan designed to acknowledge and prepare for the student's health care needs.

When the district has a student enrolled who has a seizure disorder and has a seizure rescue medication or other medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms which is approved by the Food and Drug Administration the requirements of the Seizure-Safe Schools Act will become applicable to the district. At that time, the district will have at least one employee at each school the child attends who has met the training requirements necessary to:

1. Administer or assist with the self-administration of a seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms as approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and
2. Recognize the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to these symptoms.

Before a seizure rescue medication can be administered to a student to treat seizure disorder symptoms, the student's parent or legal guardian shall:

1. Provide the school with written authorization to administer the medication at school:
2. Provide a written statement from the student's health care provider that will contain the following information:
   1. The student's name;
   2. The name and purpose of the medication;
   3. The prescribed dose;
   4. The route of administration;
   5. The frequency that the medication may be administered; and
   6. The circumstances under which the medication may be administered.
3. Provide the prescribed medication to the school in its unopened, sealed package with the label affixed by the dispensing pharmacy intact; and
4. Collaborate with school personnel to create a seizure action plan.

Written authorization shall be maintained in the office of the school nurse or school administration and shall be distributed to any school personnel or volunteers responsible for the supervision or care of this student. The written authorization is effective for the school year in which it is granted and may be renewed each following school year.

A school employee may not be subject to any disciplinary proceeding resulting from an action taken in compliance with the Seizure-Safe Schools Act. Any employee acting in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be immune from civil liability unless the actions of the employee rise to a level of reckless or intentional misconduct.

A school nurse shall not be responsible for and shall not be subject to disciplinary action for actions performed by a volunteer.

Legal Citations

The qualifications and procedures outlined in this policy are based upon the following Oklahoma Statutes (O.S.):

• 70 O.S. §1210.183