Another thing I thought of too... If your child does any afterschool activities, the nurse may not be there. I have felt comfortable doing these things for my son when they have not been food related, and I talk with the instructors ahead of time and tell them about DS's allergies and his epipen. DS has an epipen in his backpack, which he takes with him to the afterschool activities. This possibly wouldn't be allowed if I went through any official channels, as I don't think the kids are supposed to self-carry in DS's elementary, but that's what we do.