oh thats a good angle too for discussion and trying to cahnge policy IF you are trying to do, i dont know, ,,,,,the pack may open the school up for the other kind of liability...the one if and when the meds are lost or stolen at school and used in anohter fashion.

seems the school would be liable for any misuse, and not the WAY underage child, if it got into another chlds hands by innocent means.

all imo.

The red fanny pack is beyond ridiculous. Is this a public school? I don't see how they can make students wear them. As a parent, I'd be furious. If my child had a life threatening illness or allergy, I'd be sure they wore a medic alert bracelet. I imagine the school is trying to protect itself from our ever increasing "sue happy" society. But slapping a scarlet letter on an innocent child is just going too far.

i should point out , NONE of our teachers are first aid certifed and arnt even allowed to administer emergency allergy meds ...... only ONE pperson on deck is, and thats the school nurse that is full time - thankfully.

i have NEVER heard of this practice inour district and weve had over a dozen such students at at least one school, maybe 2 dozen even.

unless the child is going to self adminster meds, whats the point of carrying it around anyway? at 4yr old, a responsible adult surely will be doing any first aid i would think and can bring the necessary from teh nurses office (hopeflly yuo have afull time nurse, some schools dont -- yikes ).

the fanny pack sounds like a toreadors red flag to me,,,potential to be a target ie to get teased for being different, or at worst, bullied....couldnt the case be mnade that teh pack could be lost or stolen, and then the contents misued by another child? just a thought.

good luck to you and your child. hope it all works out jsut fine,maybe it will!

On a similar note, I am the parent of a kindergartner with a tree nut allergy. I attended my first PTO meeting last week and was surprised by the stigma, at least among the parents, attached to children with allergies. Our school has dictated that any student with any severe allergy must wear a red belt (a fanny pack" at all times with their medication inside.

I have such mixed emotions now after the PTO meeting - very angry parents who feel their children have the right to eat whatever they choose - teary moms of kids with peanut allergies and dairy allergies...

My concern is that "belt" they make my 4-year-old wear. Do other schools have this practice? It seems like an awful lot to literaly saddle her with. I'm concerend that she'll be labeled as "diferent" from day 1.

One mom told me that the children handle the allergy situations better than the parents, and I certainly agree, but it doesn't make me feel any better about my daughter's adjustment to kindergarten.

Any thoughts or insights would really be appreciated.

Thank you!

I should have said "tree-nut" free!

Speaking of "nuts", CrewChief, could you expand on your reply to my thread about the computer gift?