California Overturns Ruling That Allowed Trained School Staff to Administer Diabetes Shots to Kids

According to Diabetes Health, “a Superior Court judge in Sacramento has overturned a 2007 ruling that allowed trained school staff, not just registered nurses, to administer insulin shots to children with diabetes. The ruling affects approximately 14,000 California school children.”

The ruling started because there is a nursing shortage, so some parents were forced to miss work or keep their kids out of school it give them shots. The article states that “only approximately 2,800 nurses are available for the state’s 9,800 public schools.”

I’m not sure how I feel on this one. Personally, I know there are probably qualified school personnel who could help give shots and solve the issue of parents missing work. I think there has to be a way to come to compromise on this issue. If there are any California parents who read this and would like to comment, I would certainly appreciate it.