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School
Whether your child is starting kindergarten, a new grade, or a new school, it's important to give yourself plenty of time to prepare for your child's first day of school.
This section will help you to prepare by offering tips on back-to-school planning. This includes a handy back-to-school timeline, beginning about four months before school starts when you should schedule an informational conference with your child's principal, school nurse, and teachers.
If possible, have a nurse from your treatment center join you at this meeting to provide information about hemophilia and answer any questions that school personnel may have. You should also discuss the responsibilities of each member of your child's learning team, which includes the child, parent or guardian, teachers, and the school nurse. Ask your treatment center nurse to bring the Baxter School Toolkit, which includes helpful tips and resources for you, your child, and the school staff.
You'll also want to bring a copy of your child's individualized health plan (IHP), which typically includes information about your child's health history as well as specific procedures for responding to bleeds and other injuries. (View a sample IHP [PDF].)
Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, schools must provide the same education to children with disabilities as they do for other children, and make adjustments if necessary. If you feel that your child is not receiving the accommodations he needs, request a copy of the Section 504 Plan from your State Education Department or your local school district.
For more information about how you can prepare your child for school, visit the Online Resources section or talk to your treatment center.
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