Gina Mennett Lee offers advice on how to successfully negotiate a 504 plan to ensure that your child stays allergy safe at school.
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A Voice of Reason for Food Allergy at School, Daycare
Mennett Lee, who holds a masters of education degree, founded the Food Allergy Education Network and spent many years advocating for children with food allergies from her town of Branford, Connecticut. She and fellow volunteers provided educational resources on food allergies to families, schools and local communities.
Daycare Allergy Rights Case: Where Does it Leave Us?
The case of the Knudsen family versus an Iowa daycare’s allergy policies gained national attention.
Managing Dairy Allergy at School: Steps to Success
The need-to-know essential tools and the steps to success.
Managing Milk Allergy in Canadian Schools
Cheese, milk, yogurt, pizza, popcorn, you name it – dairy is in everything. Allergic Living investigates the big challenges in keeping students allergic to dairy safe at school.
Food Allergies: When Treats and Food Take Over the Classroom
Curbing the frequency of fatty, sugary snacks in the classroom benefits all kids, not just those with food allergies.
Backlash Boards the Bus: Allergy Protocols Likened to Hysteria
From blogs to the press to esteemed medical journals, those who support anaphylaxis policies in schools are being branded as “hysterical” or “fearful” or even needing to “feel special”. Exceptional anxiety is portrayed as the rule. AL bites into: why critics love to hate food allergy.