August 2007 - Diabetes Care In California Public Schools
In October 2005, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) working with the law firm of Reed Smith LLP filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Education (CDE) and two school districts (the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and the Fremont Unified School District) on behalf of the American Diabetes Association and four children with diabetes. The lawsuit was filed because many school districts in California were providing inadequate health care to students with diabetes. For example, some districts were refusing to make any school personnel available to administer insulin to a child who cannot self-administer. In August 2007, after a long period of negotiations, settlement agreements were reached with CDE and both school districts.
The documents below outline the terms of the Settlement, describe the rights of public school students with diabetes at school and explain how to make sure children with diabetes receive adequate health care in school.
