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Medical Statement for Children with Special Nutritional NeedsIf your child has a special dietary need (including an intolerance to a specific food, especially if it's considered a disability), please complete the following form. If the special dietary need/disability requires a substitution, a doctor's signature is required. Please contact the Food Service Office (814-355-4814, ext. 3010 or 3033) if you have any questions or concerns about this form or your child's nutritional needs. In October 2008, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a ruling change affecting schools ability to provide substitute beverages (such as juice and water) to students with non-disabling conditions. The USDA does not consider lactose intolerance a disability. We will be required to enforce the new ruling this school year. The new USDA rule now states that non-dairy beverages offered as fluid milk substitutes must be nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk. What this specifically means to parents is that juice or water is no longer considered an acceptable substitute for milk intolerance or allergy that is not ruled a disability by a physician. We will be offering Lactaid as a milk substitution for non-disabling special dietary needs. Students who cannot drink Lactaid because of a milk allergy or cultural, ethnic, or religious reasons must request 8th Continent Soymilk on the medical form. Only in the case of a disability are alternative forms of milk substitutions, such as water or juice, allowable. If you would like your child to have one of the choices discussed above, please complete Part 1 and Part 2 on the Medical Plan of Care for Food Service form located on this website. If your physician determines your child has a disability, please have Part 4 completed and return it to the following address: Attn: Barbara Eckley |
