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School and Daycare

The school refused to administer insulin to my seven year old daughter so I sent my 19 year old daughter to be there for the day to administer insulin, but the school would not allow her to stay there. They were going to arrest my oldest daughter and take her to jail if she did not leave. Do we not have the right to sit in the classroom?

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Our 11 year old daughter, who has type 1 diabetes, usually has blood sugars in the normal range at home, but when she is in school, they are not. We feel the high blood sugars at school are because of the stress the nurse is putting on her.

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My son will be starting kindergarten this fall. I have met with the school staff to let them know that he is a special needs child, and I was told that, if he had a severe low, they would not administer his glucagon. Is this legal? I’m afraid to let him go to school now.

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My seven year old son goes to a rural school. The response time for the ambulance to get to his school is 15-20 minutes, and the township trustees won’t agree to call a closer paramedic unit. What do you think?

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My three and a half year old son has to take insulin during the day, and his daycare provider has agreed to give him his insulin, but the State of California is saying only a nurse or I can. I work 25 miles away and cannot go and give him a shot if needed. What can we do?

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Who can give my daughter shots at school?

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My child’s specialist said she should get up and go to school, but I did not think is a safe thing to do.

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Have there been any studies done on the grade point average or scholastic achievements of children with diabetes versus children without it where other factors are similar? If so, what did it yield? If not, are there plans for this or is one in process currently?

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Do recent Supreme Court decisions in regards to Americans with Disabilities Act protections apply to children with diabetes? Can they still argue Section 504 protection?

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The principal at my son’s new school has recommended my son not eat breakfast at school and said he must eat lunch with the nurse. With whom should I file a complaint? My son does has a 504 plan.

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