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Parents press district over continuous glucose monitor use after 504 teams deny requests
Summary
Parents urged the Delaware Valley School District board to allow continuous glucose monitor (CGM) use under medically documented 504 accommodations, saying device monitoring can prevent life‑threatening hypoglycemia in young children.
Parents of students with type 1 diabetes told the Delaware Valley School District board that the district is placing children at medical and academic risk by refusing to use continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) in school under some circumstances.
Why it matters: Parents and caregivers said CGMs can provide earlier alerts for hypoglycemia than a child or teacher can detect, and they contend that denying use when a physician has prescribed remote monitoring can endanger children — particularly young children who may not recognize or be able to respond to dangerously low blood sugar.
What speakers said - Jennifer Jarvis described the condition of hypo‑unawareness and said her son “doesn't feel symptoms until his glucose level is down to 50,” adding that a child at…
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