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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 466470" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>O. M. G. I would be chewing tushies out right, left and center at school, the bus barn AND the school board.</p><p></p><p>There is NO excuse for that. There is NO WAY a ten yo should carry an epipen or could administer it to herself if she did. Who are these idiots and will they still be employed next week? I would expect someone to get into MAJOR trouble if this was my kid. </p><p></p><p>Our schools expect the principal, the school secretary (who usually handles medications), the teacher, the aide if there is one in the classroom - even if it is a 1:1 for another child, and the bus driver to be trained in how to use an epipen and when to use it. It has to be updated every year. If ANY student in the class or the bus has an epipen then ALL of the adults in the class must know how to use it (because what if the teacher was in the bathroom?) and if a child on the bus has one then NO driver who is not trained can take the child anywhere. It isn't long or expensive to train someone.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion this is NOT excuseable. NOT a "mistake" that is allowable. I would stress that had Duckie needed it on the bus, it is probable that she would be DEAD before they could get an ambulance to her. </p><p></p><p>Why not call Duckie's allergist and ask him to send a letter expressing how much danger they put her in by letting this fall through the cracks? I know ours would be furious, because when we were getting tested he was told about a problem like this and he was FURIOUS. He warned me that make sure that school trained enough people and told me if we had problem to contact him. Heck, at our schools the cafeteria ladies VOLUNTEERED to take the training for free so that if something happened the would know how to handle it.</p><p></p><p>I am so sorry. This should not have happened. At. All. How did they figure that she carried it? Here we have three forms to fill out and the doctor MUST sign them for a child to carry an inhaler. It is even more for an epipen. Plus they must be in 6th grade or higher, and if they have other problems like asperger's or even adhd they must be in 8th grade AND have the psychiatrist approve that they are capable to carry it. Plus the other paperwork with the allergist or primary care doctor. How do I know? We had to do it with Wiz. And thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 466470, member: 1233"] O. M. G. I would be chewing tushies out right, left and center at school, the bus barn AND the school board. There is NO excuse for that. There is NO WAY a ten yo should carry an epipen or could administer it to herself if she did. Who are these idiots and will they still be employed next week? I would expect someone to get into MAJOR trouble if this was my kid. Our schools expect the principal, the school secretary (who usually handles medications), the teacher, the aide if there is one in the classroom - even if it is a 1:1 for another child, and the bus driver to be trained in how to use an epipen and when to use it. It has to be updated every year. If ANY student in the class or the bus has an epipen then ALL of the adults in the class must know how to use it (because what if the teacher was in the bathroom?) and if a child on the bus has one then NO driver who is not trained can take the child anywhere. It isn't long or expensive to train someone. in my opinion this is NOT excuseable. NOT a "mistake" that is allowable. I would stress that had Duckie needed it on the bus, it is probable that she would be DEAD before they could get an ambulance to her. Why not call Duckie's allergist and ask him to send a letter expressing how much danger they put her in by letting this fall through the cracks? I know ours would be furious, because when we were getting tested he was told about a problem like this and he was FURIOUS. He warned me that make sure that school trained enough people and told me if we had problem to contact him. Heck, at our schools the cafeteria ladies VOLUNTEERED to take the training for free so that if something happened the would know how to handle it. I am so sorry. This should not have happened. At. All. How did they figure that she carried it? Here we have three forms to fill out and the doctor MUST sign them for a child to carry an inhaler. It is even more for an epipen. Plus they must be in 6th grade or higher, and if they have other problems like asperger's or even adhd they must be in 8th grade AND have the psychiatrist approve that they are capable to carry it. Plus the other paperwork with the allergist or primary care doctor. How do I know? We had to do it with Wiz. And thank you. [/QUOTE]
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