This includes but is not is limited to Classroom and Specialty teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Counselors
- Comply with federal and state laws
- Follow school district food allergy policy and procedure
- Participate in team planning meeting for food allergy students
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Be aware of:
- Emergency Care Plan (ECP)/Food Allergy Action Plan (FAAP)
- Individual Health Plan (IHP)
- 504 Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
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- Best practice
- Avoid food in your lesson plans/classroom supplies; for special projects evaluate for possible food allergens
- Include food allergy education in classroom lesson plans or activities
- Consider food allergies when planning for field trips (Field Trip Risk Assessment)
- Notify substitute teachers and provide a copy of student’s ECP/FAAP in the substitute’s folder
- Have students wash hands or use hand wipes before/after eating
- Educate children not to share food
- Don‘t use food as an incentive or reward
- Eliminate/minimize the use of food in class parties or events
- In the event meals/snacks are permitted in the classroom, designated staff will wash all tables/chairs before and after use for students with life-threatening food allergies, using separate cleaning supplies
- Eliminate/Minimize the use of animals in the classroom. If animals are permitted, consider possible allergies to the animals, its food, and its habitat needs
- Be sensitive to the social and emotional needs of the child with food allergies
- Monitor peer interactions
- Have the food allergy related books in the school library
- Prevention
Educate/Train (at least annually and as needed)
- Learn the symptoms of an allergic reaction
- What to do if an allergic reaction occurs
- Review of high-risk areas
- School district‘s emergency response protocol
- How to use an epinephrine auto-injector
- Review
- What food(s) the student can or cannot eat
- Students Emergency Care PIan (ECP)/Food Allergy Action PIan (FAAP)
- School’s emergency protocol
- Time scheduled for training and drills
- Location of epinephrine auto-injector