Section 200:56 – Department of Education Guidance Provided to Schools.
200:56 Department of Education Guidance Provided to Schools. – No later than 90 days following the effective date of this section, the department of education, in consultation with the New Hampshire School Nurses’ Association and the American Lung Association, shall provide guidelines to all schools for the management of students with asthma. The guidelines […]
Section 200:57 – Immunity.
200:57 Immunity. – I. No school district, school district employee, member of a school board, school nurse, designated unlicensed assistive personnel, or agent or volunteer of a school district shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of any act or omission related to a student’s use of a bronchodilator, spacer, […]
Section 200:58 – Definitions.
200:58 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " Dyslexia " means a specific learning disability that is: (a) Neurobiological in origin; (b) Characterized by difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities that typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language; and (c) Often unexpected […]
Section 200:59 – Screening and Intervention for Dyslexia and Related Disorders.
200:59 Screening and Intervention for Dyslexia and Related Disorders. – I. School districts shall screen all public school students, including English learners, using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) or an equivalent cost effective screener for the identification of potential indicators or risk factors of dyslexia and related disorders upon enrollment […]
Section 200:44-a – Anaphylaxis Training Required.
200:44-a Anaphylaxis Training Required. – I. (a) Designated assistive personnel shall complete an anaphylaxis training program prior to providing or administering an epinephrine auto-injector at least every 2 years following completion of the initial anaphylaxis training program. Such training shall be conducted based on resources provided by the National Association of School Nurses, the […]
Section 200:45 – Immunity.
200:45 Immunity. – I. No school district, member of a school board, or school district employee shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of any act or omission related to a pupil’s use of an epinephrine auto-injector pursuant to RSA 200:43, if the provisions of RSA 200:42 have been met, […]
Section 200:46 – Possession and Self-Administration of Asthma Inhalers Permitted.
200:46 Possession and Self-Administration of Asthma Inhalers Permitted. – A pupil may possess and use a metered dose inhaler or a dry powder inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms, or before exercise to prevent the onset of asthmatic symptoms, if the following conditions are satisfied: I. The pupil has the written approval of the pupil’s […]
Section 200:47 – Immunity.
200:47 Immunity. – No school district, member of a school board, or school district employee shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of any act or omission related to a pupil’s use of an inhaler if the provisions of RSA 200:46 have been met, unless the damages were caused by […]
Section 200:48 – Air Quality in Schools.
200:48 Air Quality in Schools. – The school board of each school district shall develop and implement a policy governing air quality issues in schools. The policy shall address methods of minimizing or eliminating emissions from buses, cars, delivery vehicles, maintenance vehicles, and other motorized vehicles used for transportation on school property taking into […]
Section 200:49 – Head Injury Policies for Student Sports.
200:49 Head Injury Policies for Student Sports. – Education is the key to identification and appropriate management of all concussions. The school board of each school district shall develop guidelines and other pertinent information and forms for student sports to inform and educate coaches, student-athletes, and student-athletes’ parents or guardians of the nature and […]