JACKSON Tichenor was scared. The fourth grader from Stillwater, Minnesota, was walking back to class after lunch when a couple… Read more »
Parenting & School
Help the School to ‘Get’ Food Allergies
Sometimes we hear of community resistance to food allergy accommodations. For instance, a decade ago, parents at one Florida school… Read more »
‘Oh Waiter…’ An Allergic Child Learns to Dine Out
Does your allergic child know what to look out for and what questions to ask when eating out? Learn how one mother empowered her son by making him part of the process.
Sample Letter to Support New School Epinephrine Act
Want schools to have access to stock epinephrine and training to administer it? Send a copy of this letter to your senator and help get this proposed legislation made into law.
Family Angered by Allergic Daughter’s Death at School
A Quebec coroner lays no blame in the death of a 6-year old who died of asthma attack or food reaction at school.
Allergy-Safe Halloween Treating
Keep allergic kids safe without spoiling the fun of Halloween with these tips.
Creating a Food Allergy Task Force
A Food Allergy Task Force can be your greatest ally in the fight to keep your child safe at school. Learn what it is and how to set one up in your school district.
Parents Protest Allergy Rules
After learning about rules put in place to accommodate a peanut allergic student, parents at one Florida elementary school became outraged.
FAAMA: Inside the U.S. School Allergy Law
After years on the table, the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act was finally passed. Allergic Living highlights what FAAMA means for American students at risk of anaphylaxis.
U.S. Passes School Allergy Law
The U.S. Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act was signed into law by the President on Jan. 4. The aim: safety in schools.