Q: Can the school take away my son's asthma inhaler medicine when he is using it at school ?
My son miss a day of school and we took him to the hospital and the doctor recommended him to use the inhaler that will help with breathing treatment for his asthma and my wife took the doctor note and the school refused saying that they have their own form and policy and they took away my son's inhaler when he was at school, the school was notified that my son can't be doing PE due to having breading problems wen he is doing sports or exercise. The school didn't care and put him to run and wen he used the inhaler was taken away even though he had breathing problems and the inhaler was confiscated until the form that they required was filled out buy his doctor, Kaiser doctor send a note with all risk that could happen if my son don't use the inhaler properly at school
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A: You definitely need to get the school's attention. Your son needs access to his inhaler. Speak with a local attorney. [I litigate cases. Anything posted here must not be construed as legal advice, nor as grounds for forming an attorney-client relationship. You should seek an attorney for formal legal advice and representation.]
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