Contra Costa County Grand Jury
• 2015-2016
• Agency Response
Response to 2015-2016 Contra Costa County Grand Jury Report No. 1604, Are our schools in compliance with*
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Findings and Recommendations 7 findings
F1
Mylan Specialty Division supplies Pens at no cost to public schools in the district Response to Finding #1 CCCOE agrees with the findings
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Mylan Specialty Division will replace Pens at public schools in the district that have expired at a discounted rate. Response to Finding #2 CCCOE agrees with the findings
No recommendations for this finding
F3
FARE and CDC statistical information project a range of 4 percent to 7.7 percent of students (7,200 to 13,850 out of the estimated 180,000 students in Contra Costa County's 18 school districts) that may have an allergy that is unknown to parents and undiagnosed. learn • lead • achieve / www.cocoschools.org ٠, Response to Finding #3 CCCOE agrees with the findings
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Over 1,200 students in Contra Costa County's eighteen school districts have Pens with their names located in the school emergency medicine cabinet. Response to Finding #4 CCCOE agrees with the findings
No recommendations for this finding
F5
SB 1266 does not clearly address the use of Pens at off-campus school activities or events Response to Finding #5 CCCOE agrees with the findings
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
The Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools should contact his or her schools at the start of each school year to confirm that the schools are compliant with the requirements of SB 1266
F6
SB 1266 does not cover California Preschool Instructional Network centers Response to Finding #6 CCCOE agrees with the findings
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools should consider reporting to the board at the beginning of each school calendar year the status of compliance of the County to SB1266
F7
SB 1266 does not require follow up procedures for reporting the use of Pens Response to Finding #7 CCCOE agrees with the findings
Related Recommendations (1)
R7
The CCCOE should consider recommending to the CA Preschool Instructional Network that preschools within its network first evaluate the practical and legal considerations of administering Pens to students and, if permissible, follow the mandate set forth in SB 1266 as closely as reasonably possible.
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