3418 – Response to Student Injury or Illness
The Board recognizes that NWESD 189 cooperative programs are responsible for providing first aid or emergency treatment in case of or injury or illness of a student. To that end, staff designated to provide student health support should be certified in First Aid/CPR/AED. The Board encourages all program staff to become certified in first aid. Program staff will refer to the joint Department of Health and Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s document How to Respond: Illness and Injury at School for guidance. Emergency treatment under this policy includes response to traumatic injuries involving life-threatening blood loss, consistent with state law requirements for bleeding control equipment, staff training, and emergency medical response.
Further medical attention in non-emergency cases is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. Program staff will notify the parent/guardian of students who suffer injuries, illness or physical trauma at a program or at any program-sponsored activity as soon as practicable.
The Superintendent will establish procedures to be followed consistent with this policy.
First Reading: 01/23/19
Second Reading: 02/27/19
Revised: 10/28/20
Revised: 08/25/26
Date Revised: 08/25/26