CBC News Discussion: Should teachers play a role in assisting diabetic children?
An Ontario eduction document specifies how much help teachers can give elementary students if they have to take medication, and what role educators play in meeting the health needs of school-age children beyond teaching.
The document has not been changed since 1984, but a review by consulting firm Deloitte and Touche is underway.
The group Diabetes in Ontario Schools wants the province to follow New Brunswick's model, where schools help children with diabetes manage their disease, including testing blood sugar and providing insulin shots. The Ontario group is not specifying that teachers be given that responsibility, though in New Brunswick, teachers are allowed to assist if they choose, and doing so is covered under their liability policy.
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Permalink Reply by sarah werneburg on -
I read many of the comments left by people and it makes me sick!!! How can some people blame the parnets and the childern for having diabetes..
One man said that if the mother took viatmins while pregant. That makes me sick.
Thank you for that post.. It opened my eyes to what "other" people think!!
I do believe that the schools should have some support systems for all diabetics. The teachers should know and understand what D is.
Thank you once again!
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Permalink Reply by Tracy Kirkness on -
here in manitoba school staff can assist with BG checks, but cannot have anything to do with insulin (or insulin pumps). since my son is 5, he cannot do his own shots, so i need to go to the school anytime he needs insulin. next year i will need to go everyday at lunch for sure (even if he can give his own shots, they can't help him calculate the dose or double check that it is correct even). I don't see why one of the TAs cannot be trained to deal with insulin (there is even a staff at the school who has a child with D who would be willing but is not allowed). so my plan for next year? try to get a job at the school so i am already in the building.
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