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I think this may vary by school district. For example, we wanted our daughter
(middle school age) to be able to purchase items in the cafeteria. She had
to pay more to buy a few items ala carte than the would to buy the regular
school lunch, even though she could not eat most of the school lunch. So to
get the benefit of the better pricing, we had to give the school nurse a
letter from her doctor stating that she has celiac.
I think that in regard to young children who cannot monitor the diet
themselves very well, the more people in your school who know, the better.
It increases the chances that someone may intervene before a food accident
occurs. The real issue is how you present it: Treat is as a serious matter,
but don't do so in a way that is threatening. Make sure the teacher,
principal, school nurse, etc. have many ways to contact you to get questions
answered. My experience is that school personnel deal with these types of
things a LOT, and are willing to help if they understand. But do not expect
them to be perfect. The best thing to do is try always to stay aware of
"food events" at your school and take the time to communicate with the
responsible adults about what your child can or cannot eat.
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Well, the school nurse needs to know because it is her job to educate the
teacher and the other school staff about the issues of the children enrolled
in the school. The principal has overall responsibility for the school, so
he/she definitely needs to know and to able to take appropriate action if
there is a problem. They need to know because the child's school experience
is not limited to what happens in one classroom with one teacher.
For example, school parties: our experience was the principal set the
policies for the parents to follow for classroom parties and FOOD. The
principal can make rules that would require the inclusion of healthier, safe
choices like fruit or veggies, which could include the celiac child, or just
let the parents in bring in cookies and cupcakes which EXCLUDE the child.
There are also some laws about what must be included on the health forms.
Omitting a major medical issue could definitely have unfortunate consequences
when you try to get exemptions or special supplies for your child.
And do you really only want ONE adult on campus capable of helping your
child?
Maureen
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>I have to also agree with the person that disagreed with the advice to
>= tell everyone and their brother about your child's celiac. In all =
>reality why would the principal, school nurse etc. need any information
>= on celiac? The only one that needs to know is your child's teacher
>and = most importantly of all YOUR CHILD!!!! I would put most of my
>energy = into educating your child because he or she is the one that
>will need to = turn down the cookie from the bus driver, substitute
>teacher, etc,=20 good luck, Jen
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