Notifications For School

Posted by teacher on October 31, 2011

The parents of a child with epilepsy should notify the school of their child’s epilepsy and how best to respond if a seizure occurs in school. Consistency in the response to a seizure both at school and at home increases the child’s sense of security and avoids sending the child mixed messages about what a seizure is and how to deal with it.

Parents should also encourage school administrators to contact the local epilepsy organization to request a School Alert program. If administrators express any hesitancy in doing so, parents can offer to contact the epilepsy group to schedule a program. This approach demonstrates the parents’ strong desire to have the program and a willingness to work with the school.