LCPS School Board: Members Celebrate as LCPS Sets Precedent to FOLLOWT1Ds
Watch as the Loudoun County, VA School Board and Office of Student Services celebrate lifting a barrier that has jeopardized T1D students’ safety and education.
LoudounNow: School Board Members Back Plan For Diabetes Monitoring
Parent Lauren Valentine speaks on June 20 about the need for continuous glucose monitoring for students with Type 1 Diabetes by school nurses.
LoudounNow Alexis Gustin, Jun 24, 2024
LoudounNow: Parents Want More in Schools’ New Diabetes Management Policy
“The School Board’s Student Services Committee is expected this week vote on a new policy that outlines staff training for diabetes management. However, some parents say it doesn’t do enough to keep their kids with Type 1 Diabetes safe at school.”
LoudounNow, Alexis Gustin, Jun 17, 2024
T1Dstrong.org: Kerry Murphy, Founder of FOLLOWT1Ds Advocates for Schools to Remote Monitor Students with T1D
Kerry Murphy, mother of a child with type 1 diabetes (T1D), advocate, and founder of FOLLOWT1Ds, uses her personal experience to challenge school districts nationwide to FOLLOW parental input, FOLLOW federal law, and to remotely FOLLOW continuous glucose monitor (CGM) alerts for students with T1D.
T1DStrong, Erin Poche December 13, 2023