New Jersey districts would teach high schoolers about severe allergic reactions

Districts would teach students about anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. The rule covers districts that include any grade from 9 through 12 and their students. Lessons must cover common causes, warning signs, and emergency responses, including how to give single-dose epinephrine. The lessons would not themselves allow students to give epinephrine to classmates; school nurses and designated employees retain that responsibility under existing law. Districts may use lessons from the American Red Cross or another nationally recognized group with expertise in severe allergic reactions. If enacted, the law would take effect immediately. The teaching requirement would start with the ninth-grade class entering high school in the first full school year afterward.