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Can parents/legal guardians authorize school personnel to give medications to their child?

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Can parents/legal guardians authorize school personnel to give medications to their child?

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Yes. According to Minnesota Statutes § 121A.22, subd. 1, school personnel can administer prescription drugs or medicine to a child at the request of the parent. The request can be either oral or in writing, but an oral request must be reduced to writing within two school days.