I can't believe I forgot to share this with you all. DD's teacher informed me last week that she now has one of DD's epipens in the classroom!
(If you recall, the school's principal had originally told me that she did not allow epis in the classroom because she didn't think it was necessary.) I had scheduled an appt with DD's allergist in order to get a letter of medical necessity from him, but the appt isn't until next month. So---- this change in decision was not the result of any action I had been able to take.
I went to see the school nurse this week to confirm that there was still an epi in her office as well and she confirmed that there is now one in the classroom and one in the nurse's office. We also have a twin pack in her "after school program" classroom. The nurse mentioned that her daughter also has a LTFA and that their family always has 2 epis in every location so we agreed that I would bring in 2 more so that the nurse has 2 and the classroom has 2. (I am fortunate to have very good insurance and a twin pack only costs me $15). I think maybe the nurse is the one who got the principal to change her policy. It is so nice to have a school nurse who
really gets it! I am beyond thrilled!