Jerome Joint School District No. 261

STUDENTS 3518

Treatment of Opioid Overdoses

NOTE: ISBA recommends discussing this policy with the District’s insurer as well as the District’s School Resource

Officer (if applicable) prior to adopting.

The District’s Board of Trustees wishes to prevent opiate-related overdose deaths. For this reason, The Board

authorizes the District Superintendent to work with the District’s school nurses to make available in any schools

the Superintendent deems appropriate either naloxone, sometimes marketed as Narcan, or any other opioid

antagonist permitted by IC 54-1733B. If the Superintendent elects to make opioid antagonists available in District

schools, the Superintendent or their designee shall establish procedures for the acquisition, storage, and

administration of opioid antagonists and for the training of staff members in how to administer them. This

procedure shall also provide a process for ensuring there is an adequate supply of opioid antagonists at each

school designated to have a supply, ensuring that the medication has not expired, and replacing the medication as

needed.

The Superintendent or their designee may obtain opioid antagonists from a licensed health professional

authorized to prescribe and dispense them by Idaho law.

Documentation that the opioid antagonist has was prescribed and dispensed in accordance with State law shall be

maintained in the Superintendent’s office, and copies of any directions provided with the opioid antagonist shall

be kept with the medication.

Administration of an opioid antagonist shall not be required in circumstances of unavailability of the medication,

unavailability of an employee trained to administer it, and/or uncertainty as to whether an opioid overdose is

occurring, among other reasons. This policy shall not create a duty on the part of the District and/or its personnel

to administer opioid antagonists.

Training

Before any District employee may administer an opioid antagonist under this policy, the employee must

successfully complete training on recognizing opioid-related overdoses, administering the opioid antagonist

provided by the District, promptly seeking medical attention for drug overdoses, and on this policy. Employees

shall be trained every year on these topics.

Evidence that such training has been completed shall be placed in the employee’s personnel file. A list of District

employees who successfully completed such training shall be maintained, updated, and kept in the District office.

If the District’s School Resource Officer does not already carry an opioid antagonist which they are trained and

authorized to use, they may also be trained to administer opioid antagonists and provided with access to the

schools’ supplies of the medication in the same manner as trained District staff. District SRO officers have them on

hand and are trained.

Students shall be encouraged to immediately report medical emergencies to school officials to ensure medical

assistance can be immediately provided.

Storage of Opioid Antagonists

If the Superintendent directs for opioid antagonists to be kept at a school, the medication shall be stored in a safe

location in compliance with the drug manufacturer’s instructions. The opioid antagonist shall be readily accessible

to those employees who have completed the required training to administer it in the event of a suspected drug

overdose. All properly trained employees shall be made aware of exactly where naloxone is being stored.

Administration of Opioid Antagonist

These protocols shall be followed when administering an opioid antagonist to respond to a suspected drug

overdose:

1. The employee shall immediately ensure that someone calls 911 for emergency medical service personnel to be dispatched to respond to a suspected drug overdose.

2. The employee shall administer the opioid antagonist in accordance with the training they have received and take any further measures directed by their training.

3. The employee shall fully cooperate with emergency medical service personnel responding to the scene and shall not interfere with or impede the administration of emergency medical services to the individual suffering the suspected drug overdose.

4. The employee shall notify the building administrator of the incident as soon as possible.

5. The employee shall provide a written report describing the facts and circumstances surrounding the

event.

The Principal shall provide a copy of the report to the Superintendent and to the school nurse.

Indemnification

Any person who administers an opioid antagonist provided under this policy to another person who appears to be

experiencing an opiate-related overdose and who:

1. Acts in good faith and exercises reasonable care; and

2. Contacts emergency medical services as soon as possible

will not be liable in a civil or administrative action or subject to criminal prosecution for such acts, as described in

IC 54-1735B.

Parental Notification

The District shall notify all parents/guardians of students of this policy once each school year through methods

which may include providing it in the student handbook.

A student’s parent/guardian, as well as law enforcement, shall be notified of any incident in which their student is

believed to have been under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances in accordance with Policy 3320. The

student’s parent/guardian shall be notified of any health emergency they experience, as described in Policy 3540.

Non-Employee Administration of Opioid Antagonists

Nothing in this policy is intended to regulate, restrict, or otherwise deter any emergency medical technician from

administering their own supply of an opioid antagonist when responding in good faith to a suspected drug

overdose occurring on District property.

Cross References: 3320 Substance and Alcohol Abuse

3540 Emergency Treatment

Legal Reference: IC 54-1733B Opioid Antagonists

Policy History:

Adopted on: 11/28/2023