Duxbury approves updated student medication policies

What happened

The School Committee approved updated rules for administering medication and a new policy on students’ self-administration and self-carry of medication. The policies set districtwide expectations for how students may manage medications at school.

Why it matters to families

The changes affect families and school staff managing students’ medications, including whether students may carry and administer medication themselves.

The evidence

The October 7 meeting recording lists JLCD (administering medicines) and JLDCD (self-administration and self-carry) as second-reading items on the consent agenda; the committee approved that agenda 4–0.

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