I met for nearly 2 hours with the school counselor, school psychologist and school nurse. They are not budging about having the classroom be peanut-free this year. They said they can "request" it and put up a sign ("No Peanuts Please" vs "Peanut-Free Classroom"). I have tentaively agreed to go with a Health Plan vs a 504 Plan to see how this works out. The school psychologist asked me to sign a form stating that we were all in agreement that Jax did not meet the eligibility requirements for a 504. I said I would sign no such thing because under WA State law, he does:

Does a student with a “life threatening health condition,” as defined by state law, automatically qualify as a disabled student under Section 504?
Yes. Because state law, SHB 2834, defines “life threatening health condition” as a
health condition that puts a student in danger of death during the school day if a
medication or treatment order and a nursing care plan are not in place, by definition, a student with a “life threatening health condition” has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, and qualifies as a disabled student under Section 504.

The nurse agreed that he did meet the requirement (anaphylaxis affects breating, one of the major life events covered under the 504). I have taken the position now that until it affects his school work, we will keep it as a Health Plan.

So, Stephen and I will review the Health Plan and we will discuss the peanuts in the class thing. We did not get much notice about the meeting this morning so he was not able to clear his calendar (mtgs re: shipping VISTA). I was mighty pissed off about it, btw.

The school nurse loved to say "He has to learn to live in the real world". No shit, Sherlock. That is one of the things that makes my blood boil. Jax does live the real world. Jax lives with the reality that PEANUTS and/or PEANUT BUTTER can KILL him. Or put him in a coma and leave him brain-damaged from lack of oxygen. How more friggin real can you get?!

Ok, time for me to calm down...we are off to meet the teachers now.