Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Bill Signing Ceremony - Epi in TN Schools

Governor Bill Haslam will be signing legislation soon to authorize TN schools to stock epinephrine autoinjectors for use on any student suspected of experiencing anaphylaxis.  Your phone calls, emails, letters and photos are what brought this legislation through!

Please consider joining Governor Haslam and other bill supporters for bill signing ceremony at 1:30 pm Central time on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the War Memorial building in downtown Nashville!  If you cannot attend, please consider sending a quick note to tell the Governor what this means to your family.

As I am totally bummed at being unable to attend myself, please direct all RSVPs, questions and letters to Andrea at afanta@kvbpr.com.  That way she can pull everything together and send out any last minute details that you'll need.


5/29/13 UPDATE:
Due to overwhelming response, no further guests can be accommodated in the space allotted for the bill signing ceremony.  Andrea is continuing to collect letters and thank you notes.  She will print these and present them to Governor Haslam at the ceremony.  Please email letters and questions to afanta@kvbpr.com.

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  1. Due to an overwhelming response, we have had to close our RSVP list to accommodate all the guests we can while still fitting into space limits. However, we would still love to have your letter to Governor Haslam! Please email them to afanta@kvbpr.com. Thank you!

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    1. Thanks for the update, Andrea! I have updated the entry above to indicate that no further RSVPs have been closed. Your work on this is very much appreciated!

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  2. I love this! When I was teaching in TN I was always afraid I was going to have to whip out my epi and use it on a child in distress. I know that's illegal but I would've done it to save a life! Especially since mine saved my life when I was in school.

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    1. We aren't there yet, Abby! Until there is a mandate (rather than simple authorization) for schools to keep stock EpiPens, it is likely that TN teachers will continue to be in the same position that you faced. I feel like the easy part is behind us, and now it's time for the hard work of convincing school districts about the importance of stock auto-injectors!

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