I have also spoken to a medical professional to get their opinion on this topic.

Her feeling is that a school, without a school nurse on site, should never be required to assess a child(who does not have a diagnosed allergy) for an allergic reaction AND administer medication.

 She said that it is actually dangerous to give a child an "epi" pen injection if they do not actually need it.  There are so many factors that would need to be addressed such as age and weight to determine dosage.

It is a big responsibility and a costly one that I am totally against.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Leigh Anne Rotella