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We find epilepsy data that is buried, scattered or unpublished, and we put it where anyone can see it. Minnesota first, other states next. Student-led, free, and sourced.

For school districts: the free Seizure-Safe Schools packet

Everything a district needs to meet Minnesota's seizure-safety law (Minn. Stat. 121A.24) in one 7-page PDF: a seizure action plan template, drop-in Policy 516 language, a printable first-aid poster, a seizure observation log, and an adoption checklist. Free to copy, adapt, and use.

Download the packet (PDF) How to put it into practice

📣 In the news: Minnesota Star Tribune

EDAN founder Rishik Kondadadi's commentary, "If a student had a seizure in the classroom, would your school be prepared?", ran in the Minnesota Star Tribune on July 23, 2026. It makes the case that more Minnesota schools should post seizure action plans where families can actually find them.

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About 53,700 Minnesotans live with epilepsy, by the CDC's 2017 state estimates. Nobody counts it directly here. What goes wrong for them is usually visible in data that exists but nobody has assembled: a district with no plan, a pharmacy that closed, a specialist three hours away, a drug whose price rose 15 percent in a year. We pull that information out of state filings, federal registries, one-PDF-per-district reports and web archives, and we publish it with the method attached, so you can check it. Then we take it to the people who can act on it. Everything here is free to use.

We started in Minnesota because we live here and because the questions were answerable. The method travels: the school audit rubric, the cost analysis and the distance mapping are all built from federal sources or state filings that every state has. Other states are next.

What a school district told us

Your initial email that came in August was such a blessing! As I had been working through things, I had discovered that we (the district) did indeed have three students with seizure disorders and we had no formal plan in place, nor did I have the time to dedicate to finding what we would need on top of my other regular duties.

With the help of your packet, I can say that we now have a plan in place for all students and that staff know what to do. I am grateful to you for all of the work you put into this packet! It is a wonderful resource and one that I plan to keep handy for reference in the future.

District staff member, a Minnesota public school district, September 2026. Shared with permission; name and district withheld.

Five initiatives for 2026-27

  1. Seizure-Safe Schools: 7 in 10 Minnesota districts post no findable seizure plan. We are turning that finding into adoptions.
  2. The state's epilepsy data: a 2025 law makes MDH count epilepsy every year. We are its first district-level data partner.
  3. Medication access: shortages, prices, pharmacy deserts, and a bill to cap what epilepsy drugs cost families.
  4. Distance to care: 101 districts are more than 60 miles from a child neurologist. We mapped every one.
  5. SUDEP: about 1,000 Minnesota deaths a year involve seizures and nobody counts SUDEP. Data, a missed benefit, and a reporting law.

Read the full initiatives page, including how we measure impact.

Who this is for

  • Families of children with epilepsy: your child's rights, everyday safety, support, and how to ask a school for a plan.
  • Teachers, school staff, and nurses: clear seizure first aid, the Minnesota law, and a free drop-in packet.
  • Anyone affected by epilepsy who wants plain-language information and recent research, translated.

What makes this "intelligent"

  • Interactive MicroSims let you practice, like the Seizure First Aid Simulator.
  • Quizzes at the end of key chapters check understanding (and can serve as the staff "self-study" the law asks for).
  • A glossary translates clinical terms into plain English.

Start here

Important

This textbook is informational and is not legal or medical advice. A child's seizure care must be set by their licensed healthcare provider. In an emergency, call 911.