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7 WAYS TO GET READY

FOR BACK TO SCHOOL

Sending your child with a bleeding disorder back to school can be overwhelming.
Here are seven tips to help your family prepare to go back to school this fall.

PLAN YOUR CHILD’S

ESTABLISH EDUCATION. WEAR A MEDICAL
COMMUNICATION There are support programs ALERT BRACELET.
at the school, such as the
EARLY. 504 Plan or the Personalized It is recommended that your
Schedule an educational meeting Education Plan (IEP). A student child always wear a medical
with the school principal, with a bleeding disorder may alert bracelet. In an emergency,
teachers, school nurse and social be eligible for an IEP or a the bracelet will alert urgent
worker so they can learn about 504 plan, depending on their care providers to your child’s
your child’s bleeding disorder. medical condition and
circumstances. These plans are:
increased risk of bleeding.
IEP: A project or plan for special
RETURNING TO SCHOOL education that a student will
receive at school.
AFTER COVID-19 school will support and eliminate
504 Plan: A plan of how the

the barriers faced by the student.
ESTABLISH
ROUTINES.
Establish daily routines for
getting up, going to bed,
homework time and school
ENCOURAGE YOUR transportation. These
CHILD TO SEEK SUPPORT EMBRACE THE habits will help your child
AT SCHOOL. NEW NORMAL. feel ready for the day.
Encourage your child to build Use the new normal
trusting relationships with people as an opportunity to
at their school they can talk to teach life skills such as
about their bleeding disorder, problem-solving, self-
especially in an emergency. care and adaptation.

TALK WITH YOUR CHILD ABOUT
THE PANDEMIC SITUATION IN
YOUR COMMUNITY.
Be honest and answer questions with
ideas your child can understand and are
appropriate for their age level.
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