Can a child with diabetes go to a school with no or only a part time nurse? I am being told that in WA State the school must have a full time nurse for the student to attend. That sounds fishy or discriminatory to me. I think this is a mistake but am confused. If anyone is up on this topic please help out. I am the counselor at the school and want to help this family and school out. Thanks for anything you can pass on.
To read the WA state law pertaining to students with diabetes, go to:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28A.210.330
No public school can ever refuse to admit a child with type 1 because there’s no nurse present on campus. A school’s inability to afford a nurse on campus is not a valid defense. Federal law - chiefly Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act - prohibits such discrimination.
I was wondering how Section 504 applies to Public Colleges and Universities? Do you know Lisa?