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[quote=Anonymous]I saw one prior thread on this, it seems policies may differ school to school.  The school we're likely to end up at next year, as it's our in-bounds (and has other redeeming qualities too), has epi-pens locked (in a jumble) with other kids meds in a box, which is locked again in a cabinet in the nurses office.  The epi-pens do not travel with children, period - not even on field trips (because kids don't eat).  Was told the department of health prohibited epi-pens being kept anywhere else.  I was mostly "ok I'm sure we can work with you on this to find some other set up" until the field trip piece, which just communicates to me that they don't take this seriously or haven't really thought this through at all.

I would like to know how others have worked with their school to get a different set up (ideally pen wherever the kid is, as per the doc) - what did you get/need from the doctor (allergist, ped?), were you able to get a set of pens kept in the classroom (I'm fine coughing up for another set to also keep in the nurses office, though for something that should be wherever the kid is, that seems unnecessary), or with the kid wherever they were, or at the very very least taken when the kids went off site.

Not asking for a debate about anti or pro peanut, whether three year olds should be solely tasked with responsibility for their own life, and so on and so forth.  Just asking, if you've got a kid with an epi-pen, particularly a kid too young to manage one themselves, what steps did you take to get your DCPS to follow your doctor's recommendation in terms of placement and accessibility of the epi-pen?  Has anyone gone the 504/individual health plan route (which seems like it shouldn't be necessary, but then this is the first time I've run into a school/nurse who thinks taking the epi-pen on a field trip isn't needed, so I may need to adjust my view of what's necessary)?

Thanks![/quote]

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