The West Virginia Department of Education places the highest priority on the health and wellness of our state's youth. These Guidelines represent researched findings and recommendations to provide guidance to be used in developing local policies, procedures and plans that focus on research-based best practices while respecting confidentiality and discrimination laws. The guidelines can be implemented by county boards of education, as they deem appropriate, after reviewing individualized allergy cases presented by the student's parents and ordered by a licensed prescriber under the guidance and case management of the certified school nurse RN's individualized health care plan and/or intervention guide.