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Parents and teachers ask Northside trustees to act after repeated denials of accommodations for medically fragile student
Summary
Three members of the Sandoval family told Northside trustees that their daughter, a Scarborough Elementary student with a rare, heat‑sensitive medical condition, has been denied routine accommodations and asked the district to change scheduling and communication practices so she can partake in recess with classmates.
Parents and a former district teacher told the Northside ISD board that a Scarborough Elementary fourth‑grader with an uncommon, heat‑sensitive medical condition has been denied routine accommodations — including morning recess scheduling and access to a medical refrigerator the family says the campus initially refused.
What parents said - Juliana, a fourth‑grade student who said she has hereditary coproporphyria and cannot tolerate temperatures over 80 degrees, asked trustees for help to move her recess to the morning so she can play outdoors with classmates. In her remarks she said, “I just want to be included, to feel safe, and to have a normal school day and recess with my friends like everyone else.” - Joanna…
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