It is the desire of Duchesne School District to provide food services for students with special dietary needs which are safe, healthy and comply with state and federal regulations. a. To be able to provide the services necessary for students with special dietary needs, it is imperative that a cooperative effort exist between students, parents, physicians, and school district personnel, such as teachers, food service workers and school secretaries. b. The form, “Eating and Feeding Evaluation: Children with Special Needs,” must be filled out and signed by the student’s physician. The form must also be signed by the student’s parent or guardian, and then submitted to the secretary of the school that the student attends. The school will give a copy to the school food service manager and the child’s teacher, with the original being placed in the student’s file. It is recommended that photo identification be provided with the form submitted to the school. The form will be posted on the kitchen wall where it is visible to food service workers. c. Instructions and Responsibilities guidelines will be given to the parent when the form is turned in, regarding parent and school responsibilities. d. The “Eating and Feeding Evaluation” form will be reviewed and the parent contacted annually by the school food service manager in order to address any changes to the student’s diet. A new photo identification will also need to be supplied by the parent to the school food service manager in order to keep information current. e. In completion of the form, it is recommended that a meeting including those individuals involved with the student, (such as parents, the school principal, head cook, child’s teacher, and the child), be held. f. If the physician has indicated, on such form, that the student has a special dietary need, (such as a severe food allergy or diabetes), which substantially limits one or more major life activities, the student will be provided with substitutions or modifications to school meals as needed. g. Under the food service manger’s direction, food service personnel will follow the physicians’ recommendations in the “Eating and Feeding Evaluation” form, when providing substitutions and modifications to school meals and snacks. h. It is recommended that if there is a change regarding the special dietary needs of a student, the student’s parent/guardian should immediately notify the school’s food service manager. 2. Additional Measures a. Additional measures will be taken to help ensure safe and healthy food at school for students with special dietary needs. b. The school food service department may make food substitutions, at their discretion, for individual children who do not have special dietary needs which substantially limit one or more major life activities, but who are medically certified as having other special medical or dietary needs. Such determinations are only made on a case-by-case basis. This provision covers those children who have food intolerances or allergies but do not have life-threatening reactions (anaphylactic reactions) when exposed to the food(s) to which they have problems. The form, “Eating and Feeding Evaluation: Children with special needs,” must be completed by a parent and turned in to school food service manager before any such determination may be made.
3. High Probability of Allergic Reactions
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