"CPS to enact new policies on allergies, diabetes, asthma management"
January 23, 2012
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-23/news/ct-met-cps-epi-pen-20120123_1_cps-asthma-management-katelyn-carlson (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-23/news/ct-met-cps-epi-pen-20120123_1_cps-asthma-management-katelyn-carlson)
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allows a nurse to use the EpiPen on any student believed to be having a life-threatening reaction, even if the child has not been diagnosed with an allergy.
Students will also be allowed to carry and self-administer their own Epi-pens with the written approval of a parent or guardian.
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allow students to carry and self-administer asthma inhalers
"Health Advocates Waiting On CPS To Make 'Epipens' Available For Emergencies"
January 9, 2012
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Only nurses are supposed to administer epipens and most of CPS's nurses are part-time.
"We know it's a big loophole. It was one of the compromises we had to reach to get the legislation passed," Jobrack says.
"Chicago Schools to Stock EpiPens; States, Feds May Follow Suit"
February 10, 2012
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2012/02/all_chicago_public_schools_wil.html (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2012/02/all_chicago_public_schools_wil.html)
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Federal legislation sponsored by Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, and Sen. Mark Kirk, a Republican, would reward states that require schools to keep a supply of the injectors on hand and allow authorized school personnel to use them if a student has an allergic reaction. The bill also has a provision that would require those states to have "Good Samaritan" laws