Our 3 children attend private school.  Two have SWCAH.  There is a nurse in the school from 10:00 to 2:00.  When she is not there, the staff knows how to reach me ANYTIME!!  I am never more than 10 minutes away from school so in a true emergency, if the nurse were not there, I would go and administer the shot.  Our local EMS DOES NOT carry solu-cortef or any similar drug and they WILL NOT administer any medication which does not come off their ambulance .. NEVER.  Therefore, I am always "on call".   It’s fine though.  I can tell you that I have comfort knowing we have an emergency plan in place, but in 9 years, neither of my kids have ever needed a shot at school.  If they are sick, they are home.  If they vomit, I have to get them and take them home.  The only real variable is the unexpected injury and they have been minor.  Yes, I have told the nurse on occasion to orally stress dose one of them until I get there, but that’s been the worst. 

Do be sure to check on the policies of your EMS.  I was schocked and disappointed to learn about ours.  Also, my children do not take the bus.  They are not permitted to carry their own meds and I certainly can’t put the bus driver in charge, so I drive them and I carry the emergency meds. 

Best of luck.

Michele