The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990">Wiki link for ADA</a> covers the problem you seem to be describing. I would also suggest the school would like for you to remove your daughter from the school, as has been true for many issues in the USA (look at the fight over educating children with Autism profiles, elevators for children with wheelchairs, narcolepsy, children with primary diabetes, epilepsy etc).
The school's first response is to reduce the "$$$"cost to the school by either denying the problem exists or trying to ignore it by intimidating the parent(s) (single working mom's have it the roughest).
Well, cystic fibrosis still needs "in-your-face" advocacy in many settings and your's sounds like another one. The owner of the daycare has the most interest because it will affect the school's profit. If the owner won't ensure 100% compliance, you have options (if being "nice/diplomatic" doesn't work. Then you have to escalate your combativeness). YOU MUST KEEP ACCURATE NOTES OF DATES, TIME, and PEOPLE SPOKEN TO!!! A DIARY is a good idea and you may even pull it out when speaking to the owner and teachers so they know you are serious, ORGANIZED, and DETERMINED.
1)You can get your local paper to do an article about cf and if necessary have them interview your school owner; let the article describe also the general issues of child health in school (including those I mentioned above). They can interview the public school's superintendant, and principal, county education superintendant, etc. and then take the article to your school owner to read.
2)ask a lawyer to pro-bono (free) a letter for you telling the school to comply. If that doesn't work:
3) Most counties in all states have a public advocay division for instances of individuals who can't afford the legal expense fo defending their constitutional rights. (The ADA is an extension of the constitution) Keep in mind the lawyer is not representing you but your daughter, at the behest of the State Attorney General or the Attorney General of the United States. Idf that doesn't work:
4) Contact your state representative (google "state (your state) elected representatives") and tell the your 2 district representatives,legislators, assemblyperson (whatever they are called in your state), and your
district state senator (one letter can be cut and pasted for all of them) and copy to the governor, state health department secretary, and state attorney general. If that doesn't work:
5) Similar cut and paste letter to your federal house of Representative (you can google to see what "Congressional District" you are in or ask your local town or county clerk) and both Congressional Senators.
Jeanne is tooting at me to go to church. Let me know if you need more help.
Peter
The school's first response is to reduce the "$$$"cost to the school by either denying the problem exists or trying to ignore it by intimidating the parent(s) (single working mom's have it the roughest).
Well, cystic fibrosis still needs "in-your-face" advocacy in many settings and your's sounds like another one. The owner of the daycare has the most interest because it will affect the school's profit. If the owner won't ensure 100% compliance, you have options (if being "nice/diplomatic" doesn't work. Then you have to escalate your combativeness). YOU MUST KEEP ACCURATE NOTES OF DATES, TIME, and PEOPLE SPOKEN TO!!! A DIARY is a good idea and you may even pull it out when speaking to the owner and teachers so they know you are serious, ORGANIZED, and DETERMINED.
1)You can get your local paper to do an article about cf and if necessary have them interview your school owner; let the article describe also the general issues of child health in school (including those I mentioned above). They can interview the public school's superintendant, and principal, county education superintendant, etc. and then take the article to your school owner to read.
2)ask a lawyer to pro-bono (free) a letter for you telling the school to comply. If that doesn't work:
3) Most counties in all states have a public advocay division for instances of individuals who can't afford the legal expense fo defending their constitutional rights. (The ADA is an extension of the constitution) Keep in mind the lawyer is not representing you but your daughter, at the behest of the State Attorney General or the Attorney General of the United States. Idf that doesn't work:
4) Contact your state representative (google "state (your state) elected representatives") and tell the your 2 district representatives,legislators, assemblyperson (whatever they are called in your state), and your
district state senator (one letter can be cut and pasted for all of them) and copy to the governor, state health department secretary, and state attorney general. If that doesn't work:
5) Similar cut and paste letter to your federal house of Representative (you can google to see what "Congressional District" you are in or ask your local town or county clerk) and both Congressional Senators.
Jeanne is tooting at me to go to church. Let me know if you need more help.
Peter