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School and Daycare

My 10 year old, who has had type 1 diabetes for a year and is on a pump, really wants to eat lunch with her friends in the lunch room, but we are having a hard time getting the school to serve a diabetic lunch. What are our rights in this State?

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I work with our State’s pre-kindergarten program, and one of our sites will have a child with diabetes, who has to have insulin shots and other forms of treatment while in our care. What kind of classes will our staff need to take, if any? Are there any workshops we can hold for either parents or children so that the other people (the kids and their parents) know what to expect with this child in the class?

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I have been having a problem with my child’s school regarding how they treat her with her diabetes. She is denied field trips. They are not doing right how they are treating her blood sugars and also when it is time for her snacks are to be given to her. I want to know how I can go about filing a 504 plan. Every year it is getting worse.

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My son just had a third year re-evaluation of his IEP, and now they say they want to drop the learning disability part. I disagree because his blood sugars are not regular and off the charts, and most of the time, he has trouble concentrating on his learning. He also is at a third grade level in reading and math. Please help me make them understand the disability a child with diabetes could have.

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I am having a problem getting the school nurse to follow doctors directions about my son’s diabetes management. I have written everything down for the school nurse, and I have had the doctor’s office send her the same thing I have given her, but she still doesn’t follow directions.

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My fifth grade daughter is capable of doing her own diabetes care. Is it reasonable to ask that she no longer needs supervision taking care of her diabetes?

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Does a school nurse in the state of Texas have the right to contact a student’s physician without parental consent to obtain medical information?

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As an LPN working at a school, am I able to treat a student that has an insulin pump or does that have to be an RN?

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The school doesn’t want my son checking his blood sugar in the classroom but, with the outbreak of flu, I am concerned about all the viruses now in her office. What do you suggest we do?

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I provide care for a young girl whose blood sugars are often quite elevated. Mom has said not to worry, that she will adjust the girl’s insulin. I am worried about the girl’s health and am unhappy with all the unhealthy foods mom provides. What do you suggest I do?

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