How many of you had success in getting the elementary schools to allow PA children to carry epi pens? My daughter's school doesn't have the policy as of yet and I am concerened that the nurse is not going to get to my extremely severe PA daughter in time. What do you suggest is the best approach in getting the school to agree to allow the kids to carry epi pens? If our school will not allow it, I may consider home schooling her. It is just not worth it for her to go to school with lurking danger everywhere. any thoughts?
allowing children to carry epi pens in school?
Posted on: Tue, 07/11/2006 - 11:27pm
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We had epis spread out all over the school, and every single staff member was trained, so there was no need for dd to carry it. She started carrying it in 4th grade at the school`s suggestion. By that point, there were already five at school in various locations. The laws depend on what state you are in. We are in California.
School is do-able.
Our son has carried his Epi on his person since Kindergarten - he's going into 4th this year. Two more Epis are kept in the office or nurse's office along with Benedryl.
I suggest doing searches on this site for your questions. The information here is unending and incredibly useful.
Our school has a full-time nurse so they didnt see the point in allowing dd to carry her own. They also have a policy that all meds stay in the nurse's office, but dd's teacher was to have one in her classroom and take it outside at recess and on fieldtrips and such. The classrooms next door to dd's class had EpiPen-trained teachers as well. I was not too happy all year with this as the subs were not trained and 1/2 the time they didnt know a thing about food allergies or how to treat them or signs to watch for. So this year, I am pushing to have more staff trained, and have dd carry her EpiPen with her...she is going into 1st grade in Aug.
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Helen
Mom to Alyssa (PA, age 6)
Mom to Theodore (age 3)
What state are you in? Many states have state law that allows students to carry epinephrine and/or inhalers at school. Check this website for more info:
[url="https://www.aanma.org/cityhall/ch_childrights.htm"]https://www.aanma.org/cityhall/ch_childrights.htm[/url]
For us, DD wears her epipen at school although she is too young (now 7) to self-administer it. This was the only way the school would allow us to keep the medicine in her classroom.
Cathy
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Mom to 7 yr old PA/TNA daughter and 3 1/2 yr old son who is allergic to eggs.
Thank you for the info!!
my home state, New York, does allow children with severe peanut allergies to carry epi pens with them. I will now just need to contact the school, which is out of session now for summer break, and make arrangements. I can breathe a sigh of relief. thanks for all your help.
A word of advice?
Be sure that you have discussed thoroughly with your allergist what measures you both feel need to be in place for your child in a school setting.
This is [i]very[/i] important before you begin negotiations with your school. The damage that a blase allergist can do with one carelessly-worded phone call or letter is [i]very very difficult[/i] to un-do later on.
Some of us have been forced to shop for an allergist who understood food allergies in schools better.
Look into a Section 504 plan for your child and see what your physician thinks of this.
[This message has been edited by Corvallis Mom (edited July 12, 2006).]
We had epis spread out all over the school, and every single staff member was trained, so there was no need for dd to carry it. She started carrying it in 4th grade at the school`s suggestion. By that point, there were already five at school in various locations. The laws depend on what state you are in. We are in California.
School is do-able.
Our son has carried his Epi on his person since Kindergarten - he's going into 4th this year. Two more Epis are kept in the office or nurse's office along with Benedryl.
I suggest doing searches on this site for your questions. The information here is unending and incredibly useful.
Our school has a full-time nurse so they didnt see the point in allowing dd to carry her own. They also have a policy that all meds stay in the nurse's office, but dd's teacher was to have one in her classroom and take it outside at recess and on fieldtrips and such. The classrooms next door to dd's class had EpiPen-trained teachers as well. I was not too happy all year with this as the subs were not trained and 1/2 the time they didnt know a thing about food allergies or how to treat them or signs to watch for. So this year, I am pushing to have more staff trained, and have dd carry her EpiPen with her...she is going into 1st grade in Aug.
------------------
Helen
Mom to Alyssa (PA, age 6)
Mom to Theodore (age 3)
What state are you in? Many states have state law that allows students to carry epinephrine and/or inhalers at school. Check this website for more info:
[url="https://www.aanma.org/cityhall/ch_childrights.htm"]https://www.aanma.org/cityhall/ch_childrights.htm[/url]
For us, DD wears her epipen at school although she is too young (now 7) to self-administer it. This was the only way the school would allow us to keep the medicine in her classroom.
Cathy
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Mom to 7 yr old PA/TNA daughter and 3 1/2 yr old son who is allergic to eggs.
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