Section 200:60 – Reading Specialist.
200:60 Reading Specialist. – I. The commissioner of the department of education shall issue a request for proposals pursuant to RSA 21-G to secure the contract services of a reading specialist to enable the department to provide school districts with the support and resources necessary to assist students with dyslexia and related disorders and […]
Section 200:61 – Teacher Professional Development and Training.
200:61 Teacher Professional Development and Training. – I. No later than June 30, 2017, the reading specialist shall develop and make available a program to ensure all New Hampshire teachers and school administrators have access to materials to support professional awareness of best practices on: (a) Recognition of the characteristics of dyslexia and related […]
Section 200:43 – Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector.
200:43 Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector. – Immediately after using the epinephrine auto-injector during the school day, the pupil shall report to the nurse’s office or principal’s office to enable the nurse or another school employee to provide appropriate follow-up care. Source. 2003, 50:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2003.
Section 200:44 – Availability of Epinephrine Auto-Injector.
200:44 Availability of Epinephrine Auto-Injector. – The school nurse or, if a school nurse is not assigned to the school building, the school principal shall maintain for a pupil’s use at least one epinephrine auto-injector, provided by the pupil, in the nurse’s office or in a similarly accessible location. Source. 2003, 50:1, eff. Aug. […]
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 […]