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Pennsylvania Guidelines for Management of Food Allergies

in Schools

Recommendations & Resource Guide for School Personnel

2011

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements............................................................................................................ 3

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5

SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING THE DISEASE Food Allergies on the Rise ............................................................................................ 7 Allergic Reaction Characteristics ................................................................................. 7 Anaphylaxis .................................................................................................................. 8 Effective Food Allergy Management............................................................................ 8

SECTION 2: ADDRESSING STUDENT NEEDS Actions and Considerations for Administrators on Development of School Policy... 14 Actions for Developing Training for School Staff...................................................... 17 Actions for Principals.................................................................................................. 18 Actions for School Nurses .......................................................................................... 19 Actions for Teachers ................................................................................................... 22 Actions for Counselors................................................................................................ 24 Actions for Custodians ................................................................................................ 25 Actions for Coaches & Physical Education Instructors .............................................. 26 Actions for Food Service Managers & Lunchroom Staff ........................................... 27 Actions for Bus Drivers .............................................................................................. 29 Actions for Parents / Guardians .................................................................................. 30 Actions for Students with Food Allergies ................................................................... 32

SECTION 3: TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE FOOD ALLERGY MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS Dietary Accommodations Instructions and Form ....................................................... 34 Sample Emergency Care Plan Template (ECP).......................................................... 38 Sample Individualized Healthcare Plan (IHP) ........................................................... 39 Sample 504 for Student with Food Allergies .............................................................. 40 Sample Individualized Transportation Plan (ITP) ...................................................... 45

SECTION 4: SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER LAW Federal Laws ............................................................................................................... 49 1

State Laws & Regulations ........................................................................................... 52 APPENDICES

A. Glossary of Terms .................................................................................................. 55 B. Resource List .......................................................................................................... 57 C. Cleaning Research .................................................................................................. 64 D. Excerpts from Guidelines for Pennsylvania Schools in Administration of

Medications and Emergency Care ......................................................................... 65 E. Sample Parent Permission and Licensed Prescriber Medication Order ................. 67 F. Sample Letters ........................................................................................................ 68 G. Excerpts from Civil Immunity Law ....................................................................... 70 H. Excerpt from Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949 ...................................... 72

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Acknowledgements

These Guidelines contain excerpts from the Massachusetts and Illinois Guidelines for Managing Life Threatening Food Allergies in Schools. A special thank you to those States for allowing us to use and

adapt language from their Guidelines

A special thank you is also extended to the following individuals and organizations (stakeholder group) for their valuable contributions to the Resource Guide:

Pennsylvania State Agencies:

Cheryl Oberholser MS, RN, LDN Public Health Nutrition Consultant Division of Food and Nutrition Pennsylvania Department of Education

Beth Anne Bahn RN, MSN, CSN Director Division of School Health Pennsylvania Department of Health

Vonda Fekete MS, RD State Director, Child Nutrition Programs Division of Food and Nutrition Pennsylvania Department of Education

Tracy B. Fausnight, M.D. Pediatric Allergy Specialist Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Ann Gottlieb Parent Volunteer- Education/Awareness Coordinator, Penn State Hershey Food Allergy Support Group

Ms. Hoover-Vogel Legislative and Research Coordinator Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials

Dana Kasner RN, BSN Parent from Centennial School District

Dianne Dabulis RD, MPA, LDN School Nutrition Program Supervisor Division of Food and Nutrition Pennsylvania Department of Education

Kathy Halkins BSN, CSN, Med Past President Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners

Jean Inskip Bureau of Special Education Pennsylvania Department of Education

Lynda Mitchell President Kids With Food Allergies Foundation

Pennsylvania Community Partners:

Gina Clowes

Kristin Ehrhart Policy Specialist Pennsylvania School Boards Association

Randi Mongiello RN, LDN Assistant Director of Nutritional Services Lower Merion School District

Terry Quinlan MA, RN, CSN Supervisor School Health Services Lower Merion School District

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Davelyn Smeltzer Director, Policy Services Pennsylvania School Boards Association

Christopher Weiss Vice President, Advocacy and Government Relations The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)

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