(5) A student with asthma and/or anaphylaxis is entitled to possess and self-administer prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication while on school property, on school-provided transportation, or at a school-related event or activity if:

• (a) The prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication has been prescribed for that student as indicated by the prescription label on the medication;
• (b) The self-administration is done in compliance with the prescription or written instructions from the student's physician or other licensed health care provider; and
• (c) A parent of the student provides to the school:
• (i) Written authorization, signed by the parent, for the student to self-administer prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication while on school property or at a school-related event or activity;
• (ii) A written statement, signed by the parent, in which the parent releases the school district and its employees and agents from liability for an injury arising from the student's self-administration of prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication while on school property or at a school-related event or activity unless in cases of wanton or willful misconduct;
• (iii) A written statement from the student's physician or other licensed health care provider, signed by the physician or provider, that states:
• 1. That the student has asthma and/or anaphylaxis and is capable of self-administering the prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication;
• 2. The name and purpose of the medication;
• 3. The prescribed dosage for the medication;
• 4. The times at which or circumstances under which the medication may be administered; and
• 5. The period for which the medication is prescribed.

(5) A student with asthma and/or anaphylaxis is entitled to possess and self-administer prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication while on school property, on school-provided transportation, or at a school-related event or activity if:

• (a) The prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication has been prescribed for that student as indicated by the prescription label on the medication;
• (b) The self-administration is done in compliance with the prescription or written instructions from the student's physician or other licensed health care provider; and
• (c) A parent of the student provides to the school:
• (i) Written authorization, signed by the parent, for the student to self-administer prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication while on school property or at a school-related event or activity;
• (ii) A written statement, signed by the parent, in which the parent releases the school district and its employees and agents from liability for an injury arising from the student's self-administration of prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication while on school property or at a school-related event or activity unless in cases of wanton or willful misconduct;
• (iii) A written statement from the student's physician or other licensed health care provider, signed by the physician or provider, that states:
• 1. That the student has asthma and/or anaphylaxis and is capable of self-administering the prescription asthma and/or anaphylaxis medication;
• 2. The name and purpose of the medication;
• 3. The prescribed dosage for the medication;
• 4. The times at which or circumstances under which the medication may be administered; and
• 5. The period for which the medication is prescribed.

(1) The Legislature recognizes that there is a problem with Mississippi student inactivity and obesity, and therefore requires the following guidelines for school district physical education, health education and physical activity and fitness classes:

• (a) Kindergarten through Grade 8: One hundred fifty (150) minutes per week of physical activity-based instruction and forty-five (45) minutes per week of health education instruction, as defined by the State Board of Education.