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School and Daycare

Currently, my son is unable to test himself in the classroom because administration considers the lancet to be a weapon. My feelings are that if the lancet is a weapon, so are thumbtacks and scissors. Your thoughts are appreciated.

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The nurse at my son’s school isn’t there all the time because she goes to all of the schools in the district, and neither teacher nor the secretary are not comfortable learning how to use glucagon or testing his urine if he is high. I don’t feel comfortable sending him there since they don’ t know what to do if he needs help. What should I do about this?

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What is the general practice for taking care of diabetic children on school field trips? Can the school force the parent to accompany the child?

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My granddaughter attends a public school, and supposedly we have a 504 plan in place, but I think her teacher needs lessons on how to deal with a child who has diabetes.

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My son’s school claims only a nurse can deal with my son’s pump, but will not provide a full time nurse. What should I do? They have suggested I send my son to a school further away that has a full time nurse!

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My daughter’s teacher won’t let her go to the bathroom when it’s necessary. Some teachers send her to the nurse alone. Where can I find information about my daughter’s rights?

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The ADA has recommended I hire an attorney to fight for my son’s right to self-monitor at school. Can you recommend someone?

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I am a school nurse and have an incoming kindergartner who uses a pump. An LVN will be at the school when I am not there. What kind of nursing assistance should this student have? Should I push for an LVN for the entire day to monitor and bolus when needed?

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Do you support a public school requiring diabetic students to submit to a blood glucose test whenever the principal requests, for discipline purposes, specifically, before the student is investigated?

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My son’s teacher has been forgetting to check his blood sugars before lunch, and he has in the past been sent to the teacher lounge by himself to be treated for low blood sugars. There is no full-time nurse. Someone told us that if we requested an assistant teacher, the school would have to provide one. Is this true?

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