Law Practice
Nov. 18, 2008
Judge Requires Nurses, Not Teachers, to Give Insulin Shots
Despite a growing shortage of school nurses, state law prohibits teachers, librarians or other non-medical personnel from taking their place when it comes to giving insulin shots to school children with diabetes, a Sacramento judge said.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Despite a growing shortage of school nurses, state law prohibits teachers, librarians or other non-medical personnel from taking their place when it comes to giving insulin shots to school children with diabetes, a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled Friday. The ruling unravels a settlement deal reached last year by parent groups, disability-rights advocates and the state Department of Edu...
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