Edina schools among first in MN to allow high school students to carry, administer naloxone

The Brief

  • A new policy that allows students to carry and administer naloxone was approved by the Edina School Board this week.
  • It follows a revision of state law, passed this year, that gives districts this option.
  • The Edina superintendent stresses this is in no way a reaction to any particular incident, but rather overall safety.

EDINA, Minn. (FOX 9) The Edina schools superintendent knows that this can be a delicate topic.

“It can be,” Dr. Dan Bittman told FOX 9. “But safety and security remains at the top of all of our priorities, now more than ever.”

And, he stresses, this is not any sort of reaction to any recent incident.

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