UNPRECEDENTED CLASS ACTION CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT FILED IN FEDERAL COURT

http://www.dredf.org/press_releases/Diabetes_ReleaseFINALDREDF.html

"OCTOBER 11, 2005, Oakland, CA) Ð Four elementary school-age students, along with the American Diabetes Association, filed an unprecedented civil rights complaint today in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking class action relief against the California Superintendent of Public Schools, the California Department of Education, members of the California Board of Education, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, the Fremont Unified School District, and their Superintendents and Boards of Trustees. The suit asks the Court to compel public school officials to comply with federal law by providing the assistance that California students with diabetes require to manage their diabetes during the school day."

As a person who lives with an insulin-dependant diabetic, I know the importance of monitoring blood glucose levels. I have heard that school children have real problems dealing with ignorant administrators and teachers when it comes to managing their diabetes.