Court Overturns California Department of Education Advisory that Trained Non-medical Personnel Can Administer Insulin to Children with Diabetes

     In August of 2007 the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the California Department of Education (CDE) entered into an agreement that ensured that students with diabetes had access to insulin in school by allowing trained non-medical personnel to administer insulin. The agreement was made to settle a lawsuit alleging that students with diabetes in California were not [...]

6th Circuit Lets Parent File Retaliation Suit for Superintendent Reporting Her to Child Welfare

     In Jenkins v. Rock Hill Local School District and Evans  513 F.3d 580 (6th Cir. 2008) the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has supported a parent’s right to sue for retaliation when the school superintendent reported her to Child Welfare after  a newspaper published her letter to the editor criticizing her daughter’s in-school care for diabetes.
     In March of 2000 [...]