Am I over-reacting? School issue....

[MamaChrissa]

Jason is asymptomatic for Los. He has a one to one primarily for this reason. She is supposed to accompany him to the Rn's office, 4x a day minimum. (BG testing and pump after snack & lunch) I get a call from the RN this afternoon that he came up with only a classmate. :mad: This is not the first time.

Am I overreacting to be annoyed that the para is not with him? She could conceivably be on her lunch break. Should I, yet again, drill into them that he could pass out in the hall and leaving a classmate alone with him is not fair to that child? He never has passed out, but its not out of the realm of possibilities.

Ugh. I feel like a paranoid, overprotective mother. :o

[momtojess]

I think for the prinicpal of the matter, yes it is a big deal. This time it wasnt an issue, but that doesnt mean next time wont be a problem. Remind them, nicely, that it isnt acceptable. Do you have a 504 with it in there that he is to have an adult walk with him? If so point that out to them.

[madde]

I don't think you are overreacting at all.

My daughter has symptoms of low bs, and I still don't like her walking to the office by herself.

I would kindly remind them that this could "potentially" turn into a serious situation for him.

I don't think you can be too careful when it comes to this disease. Since it is very unpredictable.

Keep us updated on how things turn out.

[Mary Lou]

I think many people just don't understand the dangers of low blood sugar, or how quickly it can manifest. A walk from your child's classroom to the nurses's office could make all the difference, especially if your child doesn't feel the lows.

Andrew will walk to the nurse's office for regular checks (alone), providing he doesn't feel low, or isn't showing any symptoms. He is starting to feel his lows, and when that happens, the nurse comes to his classroom, he doesn't walk there at all.

When he does walk alone, his teacher calls and lets the nurse know he's on his way, so that if something were to happen, she'd know it when he didn't show up. But, and I stress here, Andrew *DOES* feel when he is low, and rarely goes low at school. He gets visibly pale and cranky and complains of being hungry and CANNOT WAIT A MINUTE!!!

If he didn't feel his lows, if no one around him could pick up on the signs, there is no way in hell I'd allow him to walk alone.

Once, when Brian was in grade 1, he was sent to the nurse's office alone when he felt low. His BG was 33. When I asked him if it was difficult for him to walk, he replied, "Oh, no, Mom, the walls held me up". You can be certain that was the last time the school made that mistake.

This is long, and I apologize for that, but I just re-read your post. If he has a one-on-one to assist him primarily because of his lows, then there is no excuse for him to be wandering the halls with another child.

[Mama2H]

No! If the school is paying a para to help your child then that para IS suppose to be there to help. No excuses. In our school system a para stays with the child (in some cases if there are 2 they will put them in a class together) eats with the child and gets a break during recess when a teacher stays near the child.

[wendyc]

Your child has a PAID para for a reason. They are being PAID to shadow your child, get him to the nurse. If he/she needs to eat lunch, she needs to do it at a time that works with your sons schedule, like when he is eating. They should have an idea by now what time he finishes up, so they can go and escort him to the office. If they insist on having a real lunch hour (I honestly don't know of anyone who works in a school that really does!), then they need to have a trained adult to cover the para. Abby doesn't have a para, but the nurse is next to the cafe, and she doesn't take a lunch. In fact the poor gal started her lunch one day at 11 to avoid the lunch and was still trying to finish at 1. Abby must come and throw out her left overs in the nurses office so she can be properly bolused.

If you are uncomfortable about having a fellow student escort your child to the nurse, ammend your 504 to say that. Especially if the walk is long to the nurse.
I wouldn't go in with guns blazing but nicely tell them that the para needs to be available for your child. Obviously this is of concern to the RN as she alerted you to this, so maybe have her back you up on this.

[staciebco]

You are not over-reacting. The health tech at our school had Caleb walk to the office to be tested last week, (she usually comes to him). He got there and was 62! Obviously, they didn't know he was low, and neither did he, but we had been having erractic numbers and the 504 does indicate he must never be alone. I agree that I don't think the "get" how quickly he could drop from 60 to 30 and have no one to help him.