The Tuolumne County Board of Education desires to provide support systems for students with asthma in order to reduce school/program site absences, help ensure that such students receive appropriate intervention if symptoms occur school/program site, and enable them to participate in the educational program and school/program site activities to the extent possible.
(cf. 0410 - Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities)
(cf. 6142.7 - Physical Education)
(cf. 6145 - Extracurricular and Cocurricular Activities)
(cf. 6145.2 - Athletic Competition)
The County Superintendent or designee shall involve school/program nurses, other health professionals, school/program administrators, and health educators in the development of strategies to help provide a healthy and safe school/program site environment for students with asthma. He/she may also involve school/program site health councils or committees and other interested persons to ensure that the Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools Office's strategies are coordinated with other school/program site health programs and practices.
(cf. 1220 - Citizen Advisory Committees)
(cf. 5030 - Student Wellness)
County Superintendent strategies shall include, but not be limited to, procedures for identifying and addressing individual student needs, providing effective professional development on asthma symptoms and staff responsibilities, and identifying and reducing environmental factors at school/program site that may trigger and/or worsen asthma symptoms.
(cf. 3513.3 - Tobacco-Free Schools)
(cf. 3514 - Environmental Safety)
(cf. 3514.2 - Integrated Pest Management)
(cf. 4131 - Staff Development)
(cf. 4231 - Staff Development)
(cf. 4331 - Staff Development)
(cf. 5141 - Health Care and Emergencies)
(cf. 5141.21 - Administering Medication and Monitoring Health Conditions)
(cf. 5141.24 - Specialized Health Care Services)
(cf. 5141.27 - Food Allergies/Special Dietary Needs)
(cf. 5141.3 - Health Examinations)
(cf. 5141.6 - Student Health and Social Services)
(cf. 6142.8 - Comprehensive Health Education)
(cf. 6159 - Individualized Education Program)
(cf. 6163.2 - Animals at School)
(cf. 6164.6 - Identification and Education Under Section 504)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
49407 Liability for treatment
49408 Emergency information
49414.5 Providing school personnel with voluntary emergency training
49423-49423.1 Administration of prescribed medication for student
49423.5 Specialized health care services
49426 School nurses
49480 Continuing medication regimen; notice
51880-51921 Comprehensive health education
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
600-611 Administering medication to students
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1232g Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
1400-1482 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
794 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
280g Children's asthma treatment grant program
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
Asthma Management in the Schools, Policy Brief Sonora
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES PUBLICATIONS
Asthma Action Plan for Schools and Families, January 2007
Guidelines for the Management of Asthma in California Schools, April 2004
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION PUBLICATIONS
Managing Asthma in Schools ¬ó What Have We Learned?, August 2006
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PUBLICATIONS
Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
American Lung Association: http:://www.lungusa.org
American School Health Association: http://www.ashaweb.org
California Asthma Public Health Initiative: http://caasthma.org
California Department of Public Health: http://www.cdph.ca.gov
California School Nurses Organization: http://www.csno.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/asthma
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm#asthma
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): http:// www.epa.gov/asthma
Policy TUOLUMNE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
adopted: August 1, 2008 Sonora, California