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Pete, we use the same form, with a picture, posted in her class and the aftercare classroom. I am not sure if it is school policy, but we do that plan for our family. The school policy is at least to post a picture of any kids with FAs/anaphylaxis and what those foods/triggers are, and if they carry epi or not. The action plan might be with her epipens, because it also has the picture of how to administer the epipen.
becca
Another angle on this issue...I think we need to be careful not to "grill" our children. At some point recently I noticed that when I thought I was coming across as "casual" in asking Tucker about what he ate, he immediately got defensive and teary-eyed about it. I realized that whenever I find out information from him that I don't like...like how a teacher handled something, for instance...he can tell that I get stressed out and sometimes angry. Though my reaction is not directed at him, he feels like it is. So I've decided it is better for me to obtain information directly from the school, through phone calls or notes back and forth (I don't drop him off or pick him up) than to cause him the stress. Just a thought that may apply to your case...
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