Type 1 diabetes at school in Wyoming
What Wyoming law and the state’s own guidance say about insulin, glucagon, supplies and phones at school, with each source quoted. Checked 2026-10-06.
| Insulin by trained staff | No source found |
| Glucagon by trained staff | No source found |
| Self-carry | With limits |
| State plan or guidelines | No source found |
| Phone for the CGM | With limits |
Can trained school staff give insulin?
No source found
No Wyoming statute or Department of Education guidance on insulin by unlicensed school staff was found. The Board of Nursing rule that ADA cites could not be fetched from an official site for this entry. We found no statute or state agency page that answers this for Wyoming. Ask the school nurse or the state Department of Education, and see the American Diabetes Association’s Wyoming page.
The American Diabetes Association’s Wyoming page reads this differently: ADA answers no, citing a Board of Nursing rule (Ch. 3, Sec. 7) that bars delegation of medication administration; that rule text was not verified here.
Can trained school staff give glucagon?
No source found
No Wyoming statute names glucagon for school staff. The Department of Education publishes a parent permission form for school personnel to give emergency medication, but it does not name glucagon. We found no statute or state agency page that answers this for Wyoming. Ask the school nurse or the state Department of Education, and see the American Diabetes Association’s Wyoming page.
Can a student carry supplies and manage diabetes at school?
With limits
A district board must let a student possess and self-administer medication required for potentially life threatening conditions, with a parent and health care provider statement (Wyo. Stat. § 21-4-310). The statute names asthma medication and epinephrine and does not name insulin or diabetes supplies. (wyoleg.gov (PDF); edu.wyoming.gov (PDF))
The American Diabetes Association’s Wyoming page reads this differently: ADA answers yes for self-management on the argument that diabetes is life threatening, while it notes the statute does not mention diabetes.
Does the state publish a diabetes care plan form or guidelines?
No source found
No Wyoming Department of Education or Department of Health diabetes medical management plan form or school diabetes guideline was found. We found no statute or state agency page that answers this for Wyoming. Ask the school nurse or the state Department of Education, and see the American Diabetes Association’s Wyoming page.
Can a student keep a phone for the CGM in class?
With limits
Each school district must adopt a policy on student cell phone and smart device use (Wyo. Stat. § 21-3-110(a)(xlvi)). The law requires no medical exemption, but a wearable that can only tell time, monitor health information or track location is not a smart device. (wyoleg.gov (PDF))
The American Diabetes Association’s Wyoming page reads this differently: ADA says Wyoming has no statewide cellphone law; 2026 Enrolled Act No. 46 (SF0035) now requires district policies, with no medical exemption.
Also in Wyoming
The district cell phone policy requirement was created by 2026 Enrolled Act No. 46 (SF0035), with policies due by July 1, 2026. (wyoleg.gov (PDF))
Federal law applies in every state
Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act can cover a student with diabetes at a public school in every state, whatever the state law says; a 504 plan is where the student’s care at school is written down. The federal rules, with sources.
Sources, quoted
- wyoleg.gov (PDF): “The district board shall permit a student to possess and self-administer within any school of the district medication required for potentially life threatening conditions if a written statement is submitted to the district containing applicable:”
- wyoleg.gov (PDF): “"Medication required for potentially life threatening conditions" includes, but is not limited to asthma medication and prescription epinephrine.”
- edu.wyoming.gov (PDF): “WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS”
- wyoleg.gov (PDF): “Adopt policies governing student possession and use of cellular telephones and smart devices in schools.”
- wyoleg.gov (PDF): “A smart device shall not include a wearable device that can only tell time, monitor a person's health information or track a person's location.”
- wyoleg.gov (PDF): “Not later than July 1, 2026, each school district board of trustees shall establish policies required by W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xlv) as created by section 1 of this act.”
Legal information, not legal advice. Laws change; the source page is the authority when it differs, and this page is rechecked each July. For help with a school, the American Diabetes Association’s legal advocates answer at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383).