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Bleeker, Martha M.; Aharpour, Delara – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2021
To inform a plan for supporting students with health conditions, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) partnered with the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic on a study to understand how the prevalence of health conditions differs by student characteristics, whether students are supported through a 504 plan or an individualized…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Special Needs Students, At Risk Students, Gender Differences
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Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2021
These are the appendixes for the report, "Supporting Students with Health Conditions in District of Columbia Public Schools." The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) partnered with the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic on a study to understand how the prevalence of health conditions differs by student characteristics,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Special Needs Students, At Risk Students, Gender Differences
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Zirkel, Perry A.; Granthom, Margarita Fernan; Lovato, Leanna – Journal of School Nursing, 2012
News reports illustrate controversies between parents and schools in response to student health problems. Today's school nurse is in a pivotal position for the avoidance and resolution of disputes not only by increasing awareness of student health conditions but also by having a working knowledge of legal developments under Section 504 and its…
Descriptors: School Nurses, School Health Services, Child Health, Allergy
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Mandali, Swarna L.; Gordon, Theresa A. – Journal of School Health, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008) reports that approximately 0.2% of all persons under the age of 20 have been diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. This represents 186,300 children and young adults. Type 1 diabetes has traditionally been a disease of children and adolescents. Although type 2 diabetes has in the past…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Child Health, School Health Services, School Responsibility
National Association of School Nurses (NJ1), 2012
This article presents position statements, issue briefs, and resolutions and consensus statements of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). The Position Statements include: (1) Allergy/Anaphylaxis Management in the School Setting; (2) Caseload Assignments; (3) Child Mortality in the School Setting; (4) Chronic Health Conditions, Managed…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Child Abuse, Violence, Health Programs
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
This article presents questions regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) regulations and the No Child Left Behind Act. The author's answers to these questions are presented.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Methods
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Shipley, Tracy Elizabeth – Journal of Law & Education, 2002
Summarizes current law on the legal responsibilities of day-care centers for special-needs children under Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504. Examines cases involving reasonable modifications for HIV-positive children. Also examines cases determining reasonable accommodation for children with allergic reactions, diabetes,…
Descriptors: Allergy, Asthma, Attendants, Behavior Disorders
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Vennum, Michael K. – Journal of Law and Education, 1995
Discusses violations of federal law by school districts with respect to their treatment of students with diabetes. Details requirements by which school districts must abide by and federal procedural safeguards. Presents a model program to assure students with diabetes a right to a nondiscriminatory education. Addresses the issue of liability. (207…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Diabetes, Disabilities
Horsley, Janet W.; Allen, Elizabeth R.; Daniel, Patricia White – 1996
This guide is intended to help school personnel facilitate the management of special diets and nutrition education in the school curriculum in accordance with requirements of the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. After the introduction,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Compliance (Legal), Cystic Fibrosis