SCS Action Plan:
Students with Food Allergies

Goal: The school community works together to keep children safe.

“A collaborative partnership between school and family is the best way to prevent exposure to specific allergens and to help children make the transition between a safe home environment and school.”

Activity

  • Teachers review Emergency Binder & identify students with allergies

  • Teachers/staff communicate with students’ parents/guardians when necessary

  • Teachers/staff have Epi-Pen/medication for identified students with allergies

  • Administration schedules training with certified instructor

  • Administration provides resources to teacher: handouts

  • Label lunch/snack tables & desks with “allergy alert” signs

  • Display posters

  • Teachers provide educational opportunities for students on a regular basis: washing of hands, cleaning of desktops, no sharing/swapping of food/drinks

  • Teachers will provide non-edible items, birthdays and holiday projects must use

Cost or Resources & Sources

  • Certified Instructor

  • Posters

  • Signs

  • Binders

  • Handouts

Person(s) Responsible For Implementation

  • School administration, faculty & staff, students, & parents

Process for Monitoring

  • Parents are encouraged to send “safe snacks” & lunches for their child

  • Faculty/staff read all labels (if school provides the food/drinks)

  • Teacher observation of increased awareness in students

  • Feedback from administration, teachers, and parents

Ongoing Assessment

  • Student, Parent, teacher, staff feedback

Timeline Start/Stop

  • Ongoing

Process for Communicating

  • E-mails, faculty meetings, parent notes

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