Section 200:62 – Dyslexia Resource Guide.
200:62 Dyslexia Resource Guide. – No later than June 30, 2017, the reading specialist shall develop and publish on the department of education’s Internet website, a reading support resource guide to be used by school districts as a resource. The reading specialist shall solicit the advice of experts in the fields of dyslexia and […]
Section 200:63 – Head Injuries; Return to Learning Policy and Plan.
200:63 Head Injuries; Return to Learning Policy and Plan. – I. The department of education shall collaborate with the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire to develop a concussion and traumatic brain injury return to learning policy and plan for school districts. The plan shall include a recommendation on school-based concussion and brain injury […]
Section 200:52 – Definitions.
200:52 Definitions. – As used in this subdivision: I. " Health care provider " means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise statutorily authorized by the state to provide medical treatment and is trained in the evaluation and management of concussions. II. " School property " means school property as defined in RSA […]
Section 200:53 – Definitions.
200:53 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " Administer " means the direct provision of a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer to an individual. II. " Asthma " means a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. It causes recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. For the purpose […]
Section 200:54 – Supply of Bronchodilators, Spacers, or Nebulizers.
200:54 Supply of Bronchodilators, Spacers, or Nebulizers. – I. A school board may authorize a school nurse who is employed by the school district and for whom the board is responsible to maintain a supply of asthma-related rescue medications at the school. The nurse shall determine the quantity of medication the school should maintain. […]
Section 200:55 – Administration of Bronchodilator, Spacer, or Nebulizer.
200:55 Administration of Bronchodilator, Spacer, or Nebulizer. – I. A school nurse and designated unlicensed assistive personnel may administer or make available to self-administer a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer to a student who has been diagnosed with asthma for use in emergency or other situations as determined by the school nurse provided that: (a) […]
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 […]