Went back to school shopping with Benny last week. School around here starts August 25th and we've learned that if you wait, the really cool Trapper Keepers are sold out.
We've actually been prepping for the first days of school for a while now. When you've got a student with type 1 diabetes, you have to fill out a few more forms, including making a 504 plan. (great explanation of the 504 and samples here at D-Mom Blog) I also had a great conversation with our school nurse in the spring. We don't have a full time nurse - most Charlotte schools don't - and Benny's care will actually come more from his teacher and her assistant.
Here in North Carolina, kids with type 1 are checked in the classroom, not sent to the office. That's not the case in most other states, and it's only been the law here since 2002.
