elementary school Archives - Page 10 of 17

Biology Class Dissection Anxiety

September 14, 2013 By Y3K

As students return to biology classes, many feel anxiety over being forced to dissect animals. If this is an issue for your child, we suggest the following:

1. See if your state protects your right to choose alternatives.

2. After finding out about their rights to opt-out of dissections, have your student talk with their teacher about the curriculum during the first few weeks of school. Have them ask the teacher about any planned dissection labs and if they will use animals and/or offer alternatives.

3. If they do want to opt-out, now is the best time to let teachers know that they will be choosing dissection alternatives so the teacher will have the opportunity to plan accordingly.

Food Allergy Plan #4: Contact Information

September 8, 2013 By Y3K

FOOD ALLERGY PLAN #4

Give the school contact information for your child’s doctor or allergist in case there is a bad food reaction. This doctor should be someone familiar with your student’s food allergy problem. Preferably it should not be a random walk in clinic doctor that does not know your child, but a doctor that can address the issue with school staff in case of a problem.

Food Allergy Plan #3: How To Treat

September 7, 2013 By Y3K

FOOD ALLERGY PLAN #3

Provide the school with information on what kind of treatment your student should receive in case of a food allergy reaction. For this you need to assume that your child ingested a food that they shouldn’t have. What would you want a teacher or school nurse that doesn’t know your child to do? Prepare for the worst. Food allergies are not predictable. Even if your child has had only minor reactions in the past, that doesn’t mean the next one won’t be severe.

Food Allergy Plan #2: Signs To Watch For

September 6, 2013 By Y3K

FOOD ALLERGY PLAN #2

Make a list of any potential signs of a reaction your child may experience. This list should include all possibilities from the mild to the worst-case scenario. This information will be very helpful to teachers and other school staff so they will know what to watch out for.

Food Allergy Plan #1: List the Foods

September 5, 2013 By Y3K

Your food allergy action plan should consist of detailed information that school staff can use in case of an allergic reaction. There are 4 major pieces of information that are vital to making a food allergy action plan successful. Over the next several days we will go in-depth into each essential part of the plan that may save your child’s life.

FOOD ALLERGY PLAN #1

Make a list of the foods that your student is allergic to. If it happens to be a specific chemical or ingredient, list all of the possible foods that contain what your child should watch out for.

Food Allergies In School

September 4, 2013 By Y3K

Studies have shown that up to 25% of first time allergic reactions happen in school. Teachers and school nurses are not trained or equipped to treat your child’s symptoms without your help. If your student suffers from major food allergies, create a food allergy action plan. Come back tomorrow for simple steps you can take to protect your student from a bad food reaction in school.

Food Allergies

September 3, 2013 By Y3K

There is a growing issue affecting many more children than ever before – food allergy reactions. If your child has major food allergies, you will need to prepare ahead of time to make sure that a bad reaction does not take place in school. It is crucial that this planning happens at the beginning of every new school year. Find out tomorrow how often food allergy reactions occur in schools and what to do in case they were to happen to your student.