I think I just might scream here!  I just heard about a family with a little girl who has diabetes entering junior kindergarten.  The public school has politely said that they will not be tracking her sugars and can not guarantee that the local nurse will be there when she needs her needles, as she has several other schools.  In my eyes that means that either the parents have to sit in the classroom all the time OR the child does not go to the local public school - I thought all children in the world have the right to an education - do believe that it is part of the UN 's statements about the rights of children.
This family will be putting their child in a private school, but what happens if the family can not afford a private school.  Right now as you can image I am screaming!!!!!!!

June 3rd

It is now June the 3rd, and the family is still trying to solve the problem.  We came up with the idea that if they work with their doctors, they should be able to ask the school for a medical IEP.  This individual educational plan, would simple state that due to medical reasons, this child has to have a educational aid with her at all times.  Once that IEP has been created the school would get the extra funds to allow for the ED.  Here is hoping it will work.