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Sherry Everett Jones, PhD, JD, MPH and Lani Wheeler, MD

The authors are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Atlanta, Ga.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Sherry Everett Jones, PhD, MPH, JD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mail Stop K-33, Atlanta, GA 30341 (e-mail: sce2{at}cdc.gov).

Students who possess and self-administer their asthma medications can prevent or reduce the severity of asthma episodes. In many states, laws or policies allow students to possess and self-administer asthma medications at school.

In the absence of a state or local law or policy allowing public school students to possess inhalers and selfmedicate to treat asthma, 3 federal statutes may require public schools to permit the carrying of such medications by students: the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Local policies and procedures can be based on these federal laws to ensure that students with asthma can take their medicines as needed.

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