m1cush
09-15-2006, 10:52 PM
You may want to check this out. It helped me fighting my daughters school this year in regards to many of her legal rights. She is in the same school district that she attended from pre-school to 6 grade. This year she started Jr. High. I was able to inform the school and district of my daughters legal rights. I used this ebook as a tool. The school now has this book. As they were very ignorant about diabetes. This book explains everything in a very easy understandable language. It was put together by 5 attorneys in October of 2005 and update in June 2006.
My biggest accomplishment was Blood testing in the classroom and anywhere on campus. As she for the last 7 years did this at her elementary which again was in the same school district as her Jr. High. Never a problem. She has been on the pump for 4 years. She is very controlled. Very independant and manages her diabetes herself (I still look over her though) Her A1C every three months range from 5.5 to 7.2. She is very active, super basketball player, runs track and she is going to play volleyball this year. She is an A student and is in several advance classes this year.
After a 7 day battle with the school and help from my daughters super docter and of coure the ebook we were able to make the school understand her rights. She is now taking care of herself through out the day without seeing the nurse. She sees the nurse only on an as needed basis. She is not missing any important class time anymore. By keeping my cool and presenting facts the school finally approved her 504 plan I submitted. If anyone is interested I can email them a copy of the one I presented to school and use it as a tool for guideance on submitting their own. As every childs diabetes management is different this would only be a sample plan. Your own accommodations for your childs need would need to addressed.
The main goal here is to inform the schools that are children deserve every opportunity that every other child has. This ebook helped me understand more of my daughters rights. It is very easy to read. Here is the ebook web address: http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/attorneymaterials/legalrights.jsp
My biggest accomplishment was Blood testing in the classroom and anywhere on campus. As she for the last 7 years did this at her elementary which again was in the same school district as her Jr. High. Never a problem. She has been on the pump for 4 years. She is very controlled. Very independant and manages her diabetes herself (I still look over her though) Her A1C every three months range from 5.5 to 7.2. She is very active, super basketball player, runs track and she is going to play volleyball this year. She is an A student and is in several advance classes this year.
After a 7 day battle with the school and help from my daughters super docter and of coure the ebook we were able to make the school understand her rights. She is now taking care of herself through out the day without seeing the nurse. She sees the nurse only on an as needed basis. She is not missing any important class time anymore. By keeping my cool and presenting facts the school finally approved her 504 plan I submitted. If anyone is interested I can email them a copy of the one I presented to school and use it as a tool for guideance on submitting their own. As every childs diabetes management is different this would only be a sample plan. Your own accommodations for your childs need would need to addressed.
The main goal here is to inform the schools that are children deserve every opportunity that every other child has. This ebook helped me understand more of my daughters rights. It is very easy to read. Here is the ebook web address: http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/attorneymaterials/legalrights.jsp