D.C. Students Will Be Allowed to Carry Asthma Inhalers for School Year 2007-2008
Students in D.C. public schools will be allowed to carry and use asthma inhalers throughout the school day and at school-sponsored events following the recent passage of the Student Access to Treatment Emergency Act of 2007 by the D.C. City Council. According to a press release hosted on the website of Council Member David A. Catania, the act passed unanimously and will be in effect for the 2007-2008 school year.
As a group, the release notes, D.C. students have one of the highest rates of asthma in the nation. Previously, they had not been allowed to self-administer their asthma medication. Of 8,400 asthma-related visits to school health departments last year, almost 900 resulted in trips to the hospital. Forty-seven other states allow school children to carry and administer their own inhalers. To learn more about the new rule, contact the office of Council Member David Catania at (202) 724-7772.
For information about your legal rights, please click here or call the law firm of Regan Zambri & Long, PLLC at 202-463-3030.
As a group, the release notes, D.C. students have one of the highest rates of asthma in the nation. Previously, they had not been allowed to self-administer their asthma medication. Of 8,400 asthma-related visits to school health departments last year, almost 900 resulted in trips to the hospital. Forty-seven other states allow school children to carry and administer their own inhalers. To learn more about the new rule, contact the office of Council Member David Catania at (202) 724-7772.
For information about your legal rights, please click here or call the law firm of Regan Zambri & Long, PLLC at 202-463-3030.
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