We have had a great many people ask us about how we handle lunch at school and what precautions we put in place for Lynda to ensure her safety at school. So we thought we would post some pictures of some of the things the school (CPU is GREAT! ) has put into place to ensure Lynda's safety. They have signs posted in her classroom (Laurie made the poster with all her allergens on there as well as her safe foods) and they have outfitted her table in the lunch room with special graphics so other kids (and adults that work with Lynda) understand the rules at the lunch table. They also block off a chair on each side of her to give her a "safety zone". There is a staff member each day that is responsible for wiping down her area prior to her arrival and they check on her during the lunch time to monitor for reactions. I will tell you this works, just check out a couple posts ago. I hope this will help someone with their school. Remember Knowledge is POWER!
Sean & Laurie
2 comments:
I love your pictures from the school! It is great to see a system that is working so well. Is there also a sign outside the classroom so kids don't bring what your daughter is allergic to inside? How do holidays work in the classroom? For example, are the students allowed to attached candy/food to Valentine's cards, or do you just request non-food items be given to the whole class?
Again, great to see that the school is really sensitive to your family!
Thank you for your comment. Yes our school district is wonderful to work with. The poster you see is posted as you walk into the room and the first thing you see. They have a poster similar to the one on her table and lunch room table outside the door as well. We bring snacks on her snack days as well, they have been very good about (and the parents in her room have been wonderful) bringing safe snacks. We introduced the PAL program in her room and try to bring non food related items as rewards vs food as much as possible. Thanks for reading- new posts are coming soon!
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