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• For Children in School

For Children in School

• Discuss your child's allergies with school personnel.
• If your child suffers from food allergies, discuss them with school officials, teachers and lunchroom staff.
• Educate your child about his allergies early, so he can avoid situations where he may eat a food that will trigger an allergic reaction.
• Arrange for one or two epinephrine kits to be left at the school, and make sure school officials (and your child, when she is old enough) are able to use it correctly.
• Inform school personnel about the medicines your child is taking and make arrangements to leave necessary medicines at school.
• Encourage sports participation, but inform coaches of medicines that may need to be taken before activities.