Food Allergy Plan For School
When my daughter went to school with food allergies I was so nervous!
How would her teacher be able to keep her safe from her allergens when they would be everywhere; and there were so many kids?
I decided that if this was going to happen I needed to ask some serious questions and make sure she is safe.
So I made a list of things to ask. A few things I asked were:
-Who provides the snacks?
-Do they know about cross-contact and how to avoid it?
-Are they able to omit my daughter’s allergens from the snacks?
-Do they understand what a reaction looks like and how to use epinephrine?
-Where would the epinephrine be kept so it’s easily accessible?
I felt pretty good about my questions at the time, but I have to say that I was missing so many important things!
As the school years went on (going on our 12th year now), I kept a template of the questions I asked each year. Each year when there was a problem, I would add to the template or re-word the questions so they would be more clear.
504 for food allergies
I now have a thorough template that has 12 years of experience behind it. And yes, it keeps getting better and better because it’s a working document that I still use and improve every year (So if you’ve bought it in the past, I’ve likely upgraded it since then).
This food allergy plan for school is not by itself a 504 plan for food allergies, BUT it will give you a thorough starting point so you don’t have to do the research yourself.
How great is that?
Now, when I go to our teacher meeting every September, I’m confident that I’m not missing anything. I know that the teacher will be in a mindset of cooperation because they won’t be overwhelmed with information or feel like I’m demanding. I’m confident that the school year will start off right and only get better.
✅Grab your copy of my School Allergy Plan Template that you can use by itself or as a starting point for your 504 for food allergies. Just click here or on the image below. You don’t have to slog through 12 years of school like I did to make it less worrisome!
Like this post, then let me know in the comments, what grade is your food allergy little going into?
