My child has a life threatening peanut allergy- do I need an IEP or a 504 Plan for her when she starts school?Can someone please explain which is preferred for a food allergy? She does not have any other "disabilities" other than the peanut allergy. I'm meeting with the principal soon and would like to know what I'm talking about and which will best ensure her safety at school.
There is a lot of info online, but I'd prefer if someone could explain it in layman's terms. Thank you very much.
-kenneth s
As a parent of a child who has life-threatening allergies to peanuts, I make sure all proper paper work is completed and I talk with the school nurse about his issues. No matter how much precaution I take before each school year, inevitably, I am called to pick him up after exposure as such and I usually end up taking him to the ER because of inadvertent exposure as such. My son is allergic to the mere smell of peanuts or their by products, so for us, the nurse has a medical plan available should he be exposed to this life-threatening allergen. If needed, I will take him to the ER AFTER he receives the medicines from the nurse should this happen again this year.
Good luck!
-N S
Make sure the nurse has your child's meds. I know kids aren't allowed to administer their own meds, and only a nurse can, so that makes it a bit more scary because often school nurses are only part time.
Find out the nurses schedule. Find out the nurses backup plan in case she is not there, or unable to administer meds in time.
Your child should have an alert bracelet/necklace. Tell the child's teacher and bring it up throughout the year so she doesn't forget. Maybe she can talk openly with the other children (without identifying your son) and let them know not to bring peanut products to school.
Good luck.
-sue
You need to take the doctor's statement and instructions to the school. Make copies of this. Make sure the school nurse, the principal, the head teacher, child's teacher, and lunch program have copies. You might ought to remind them about this every report card time also.
Small schools are much better at this than large schools.
-Canico
You do not need an IEP, that is for learning disabilities. You would do a 504 plan only if your child's public school won't make accomodations willingly. A 504 is not always necessary as some schools "get it". You will need a food allergy action plan which you can get for free at www.foodallergy.org
Hope that helps!
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