- Follow school district food allergy policy and procedure
Be aware of:
- What food(s) the student can or cannot eat
- Emergency Care Plan (ECP)/Food Allergy Action Plan (FAAP)
- Individual Health Plan (IHP)
- 504 Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
- Best practice
- Have students wash hands or use hand wipes before/after eating
- No food sharing
- If meals/snacks are permitted, designated staff will wash all tables/chairs before and after use for students with LTFA, using separate cleaning supplies
- Take all complaints seriously from students with life-threatening food allergies
- Prevention
Participate in Education/Training (at least annually and as needed)
- Learn signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction
- What to do if an allergic reaction occurs
- How to use epinephrine auto-injector
- School‘s emergency response protocol
- Identify and have a means of two-way communication (ie. cell phone, two way radio, intercom)
- Review
- Location of epinephrine auto-injector
- Who will give the epinephrine auto-injector
- School district food allergy policy and procedure
