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if your child was refused their inhaler at school when they requsted it..

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misdee · 03/05/2006 19:17

and your child went on to have a full-on asthma attack, needing neduliser and steroids, how would u tackle the school?

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fransmom · 04/05/2006 22:54

thanx2 both of you Grin

good luck for the appointment tomorrow msidee x

fransmom · 04/05/2006 22:57

tbh i think most of us would have done the same misdee. they've now given you the chance to use all the weapons that posters have suggestedGrin seriously though, i'm sure that most of us would have taken children home then let school fully appreciate the situation. thinking of you+yours tomorrow fmx

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misdee · 05/05/2006 16:14

Right, the school are deeply upset that they missed the signs of the attack, and are going to look into a 'refresher' course for asthma. The teacher is deeply sorry as well.

Apparently nicole didnt ask for inhaler, but the TA did go to the office to see if i had left a message about the need for the inhaler.

The school are going to introduce the asthma card system, and make sure they know the triggers for ech child with asthma as well as my dd. They are going to do their upmost to make sure this doesnt again. I am happy with their response, and the fat they are going to retrain their staff on asthma.

DD1 will now have 2 inhalers at school, one in her classroom and one in the medicinal cupboard. In KS2 the children become responsoble for their own inhalers.

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PanicPants · 05/05/2006 16:40

It sounds as if the school are genuinely sorry and are trying to change their policy to appease you.

Are you happy with their response?

chapsmum · 05/05/2006 17:33

no wonder they are deeply upset, they should be quaking in there boots that you are not going to sue their socks off!!!!

how is you r dad BTW???

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misdee · 06/05/2006 08:04

tbh, i am not entirely 100% happy. i am happy that they listened to me, and are going to take steps to make sure it doesnt happen again to mine or anyone elses children. buti still cant shake the image of dd1 having an attack out of my head. she had tears running down her face at the GP's.

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edam · 06/05/2006 13:38

Oh Misdee, can understand what you say about replaying the scene in your head. Glad the school have realised they made a HUGE mistake. But think it may still be worth contacing Ofsted so there is a record of this on file.

Is there anything else you would like the school to do?

How does dd feel about going back to school?

Really feel for you over this one, very frightening experience.

edam · 06/05/2006 13:40

'going to look into a refresher course for asthma' doesn't necessarily sound firm enough, or urgent enough to me. But then I didn't hear the conversation. Do you think it would be worth asking your GP, or practice nurse, to write to the school? Or getting the school nurse involved?

fransmom · 08/05/2006 22:16

how are things now? fm x

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