Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 118 - General school operations.
118.291 - Asthmatic pupils; possession and use of inhalers.

118.291 Asthmatic pupils; possession and use of inhalers.
(1g) In this section:
(a) “Asthma" means a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, characterized by airway obstruction, which is at least partially reversible and which manifests as increased bronchial responsiveness to a variety of stimuli.
(b) “School" includes a public, private, and tribal school.
(1r) While in school, at a school-sponsored activity or under the supervision of a school authority, an asthmatic pupil may possess and use a metered dose inhaler or dry powder inhaler if all of the following are true:
(a) The pupil uses the inhaler before exercise to prevent the onset of asthmatic symptoms or uses the inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms.
(b) The pupil has the written approval of the pupil's physician and, if the pupil is a minor, the written approval of the pupil's parent or guardian.
(c) The pupil has provided the school principal with a copy of the approval or approvals under par. (b).
(2)
(a) No school district, school board or school district employee is civilly liable for injury to a pupil caused by a school district employee who prohibits a pupil from using an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1r) had not been satisfied or who allows a pupil to use an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1r) had been satisfied.
(b) No private school or private school employee is civilly liable for injury to a pupil caused by a private school employee who prohibits a pupil from using an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1r) had not been satisfied or who allows a pupil to use an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1r) had been satisfied.
(c) No tribal school or tribal school employee is civilly liable for injury to a pupil caused by a tribal school employee who prohibits a pupil from using an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1r) had not been satisfied or who allows a pupil to use an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1r) had been satisfied.
History: 1997 a. 77; 2005 a. 398; 2009 a. 302.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 118 - General school operations.

118.001 - Duties and powers of school boards; construction of statutes.

118.01 - Educational goals and expectations.

118.015 - Reading instruction.

118.016 - Assessments of reading readiness.

118.017 - Foreign language instruction.

118.019 - Human growth and development instruction.

118.02 - Special observance days.

118.025 - Arbor day observance.

118.03 - Textbooks.

118.035 - School uniforms.

118.04 - Summer classes.

118.045 - Commencement of school term.

118.05 - School conservation camps.

118.06 - Flag, pledge of allegiance, and national anthem.

118.07 - Health and safety requirements.

118.075 - Indoor environmental quality in schools.

118.076 - Lifesaving skills instruction.

118.08 - School zones; crossings.

118.09 - Safety zones.

118.10 - School safety patrols.

118.105 - Control of traffic on school premises.

118.11 - School fences.

118.12 - Sale of goods and services at schools.

118.123 - Reports and records; forfeitures.

118.125 - Pupil records.

118.126 - Privileged communications.

118.127 - Law enforcement agency information.

118.13 - Pupil discrimination prohibited.

118.133 - Participation in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities.

118.134 - Race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names.

118.135 - Eye examinations and evaluations.

118.14 - Age of pupils; phase in of 4-year-old kindergarten.

118.145 - Admission to high school.

118.15 - Compulsory school attendance.

118.153 - Children at risk of not graduating from high school.

118.155 - Released time for religious instruction.

118.16 - School attendance enforcement.

118.162 - Truancy committee and plan.

118.163 - Municipal truancy and school dropout ordinances.

118.164 - Removal of pupils from the class.

118.165 - Private schools.

118.167 - Private school determination by state superintendent.

118.169 - Pupil identification.

118.17 - Indigent children.

118.175 - Pupils without parents or guardians; report required.

118.18 - Teacher reports.

118.19 - Teacher certificates and licenses; administrator and pupil services professional licenses.

118.191 - Experience-based licensure for technical and vocational education subjects.

118.1915 - Licensure for Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructors.

118.192 - Professional teaching permits.

118.193 - Licenses based on reciprocity.

118.194 - Initial license to teach; Montessori.

118.195 - Discrimination against handicapped teachers prohibited.

118.196 - Teacher development program.

118.197 - Initial license to teach; alternative preparation programs.

118.20 - Teacher discrimination prohibited.

118.21 - Teacher contracts.

118.22 - Renewal of teacher contracts.

118.223 - Collective bargaining.

118.225 - Teacher evaluations.

118.23 - Populous counties; teacher tenure.

118.235 - Lunch period for teachers.

118.24 - School district administrator.

118.245 - Referendum; increase in employee wages.

118.25 - Health examinations.

118.255 - Health treatment services for children with special physical or mental health treatment needs.

118.257 - Liability for referral to police.

118.258 - Electronic communication devices prohibited.

118.26 - Claim against school district.

118.27 - Gifts and grants.

118.28 - Community action agencies.

118.29 - Administration of drugs and emergency care.

118.291 - Asthmatic pupils; possession and use of inhalers.

118.292 - Possession and use of epinephrine.

118.2925 - Life-threatening allergies in schools; use of epinephrine.

118.293 - Concussion and head injury.

118.2935 - Sudden cardiac arrest; youth athletic activities.

118.295 - Suicide intervention; civil liability exemption.

118.30 - Pupil assessment.

118.301 - Alternative pupil assessments.

118.305 - Use of seclusion and physical restraint.

118.31 - Corporal punishment.

118.32 - Strip search by school employee.

118.325 - Locker searches.

118.33 - High school graduation standards; criteria for promotion.

118.34 - Technical preparation programs.

118.35 - Programs for gifted and talented pupils.

118.38 - Waivers of laws and rules.

118.40 - Charter schools.

118.42 - Low-performing school districts and schools; state superintendent interventions.

118.43 - Achievement guarantee contracts; state aid.

118.44 - Achievement gap reduction; state aid.

118.45 - Tests for alcohol use.

118.46 - Policy on bullying.

118.50 - Whole grade sharing.

118.51 - Full-time open enrollment.

118.52 - Part-time open enrollment.

118.53 - Attendance by pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.

118.55 - Early college credit program.

118.56 - Work based learning programs.

118.57 - Notice of educational options; accountability report performance category; pupil assessments.

118.60 - Parental choice program for eligible school districts and other school districts.