California Teacher, School Employee Unions Oppose Bill To Require School Districts To Stock EpiPens

California teachers' unions are strongly opposing a bill (SB 1266) that would require school districts in the state to stock emergency epinephrine auto-injectors, or EpiPens, so that trained personnel are able to provide emergency care to individuals suffering from a severe allergic reaction. The California Teachers Association, California School Employees Association and California Federation of Teachers oppose the measure, arguing that such medication should only be dispensed by school nurses.

• "Bill To Require EpiPens in Public Schools Faces Opposition From Teachers Union" (Matier, KCBS, 4/28).