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Do you tell the school all of the medications difficult child is on?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 67031" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Wow!! Great attitude ~ I think you will find the school officials must easier to work with if you go in with an open mind and a willingness to work as a team. I wish there were more parents like you.</p><p></p><p>As far as the medications ~ As a teacher, I really haven't felt the need to know the specific medications my students were on. I did have a mom tell me that her son was switched to Adderall and asked me to watch for any problems. I did notice a major personality change and let her know but I would have done the same if she had just told me that there had been a medication change without giving me the specifics.</p><p></p><p>Many schools don't have a school nurse. The high school that I teach in didn't have one for years and now we have a "clinic worker" that is paid by the PTA. I'm not sure what her qualifications are but I know that she is not an RN. I think she primarily hands out medications and calls parents when the kids come in with a fever or are sick to their stomach.</p><p></p><p>If your school does not have a school nurse, then I would make sure that someone at the school (teacher or administrator) has a list of the medications in case of an emergency so that they can let the EMT's know what the medications are.</p><p></p><p>I can't imagine anyone at the school holding it against your child in any way. What would it matter to them what medications your child takes?</p><p></p><p>I hope that your difficult child has a great school year! </p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 67031, member: 1967"] Wow!! Great attitude ~ I think you will find the school officials must easier to work with if you go in with an open mind and a willingness to work as a team. I wish there were more parents like you. As far as the medications ~ As a teacher, I really haven't felt the need to know the specific medications my students were on. I did have a mom tell me that her son was switched to Adderall and asked me to watch for any problems. I did notice a major personality change and let her know but I would have done the same if she had just told me that there had been a medication change without giving me the specifics. Many schools don't have a school nurse. The high school that I teach in didn't have one for years and now we have a "clinic worker" that is paid by the PTA. I'm not sure what her qualifications are but I know that she is not an RN. I think she primarily hands out medications and calls parents when the kids come in with a fever or are sick to their stomach. If your school does not have a school nurse, then I would make sure that someone at the school (teacher or administrator) has a list of the medications in case of an emergency so that they can let the EMT's know what the medications are. I can't imagine anyone at the school holding it against your child in any way. What would it matter to them what medications your child takes? I hope that your difficult child has a great school year! ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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