The Food and Nutrition Department is dedicated to providing a safe eating environment for every student. We provide diet modifications for students that, due to a disability or food allergy as defined below, need special diets.  Please see bottom of the page for Diet Modification Forms.

 

 

 

The definition of a person with a disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is any person who has a physical or mental impairment which greatly limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment or is regarded as having such an impairment, which can include many diseases and conditions.

 

 

Major life activities are defined as: caring for one ’s self, eating, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.

 

 

 

 

The definition of a person with a disability under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, means a child evaluated in accordance with this Act as having one or more of the recognized thirteen disability categories and who, due to the disability, need special education and related services. These include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Food and Nutrition Department is dedicated to providing a safe environment for every student and will accommodate special diets. In order for food substitutions to be made, a licensed physician will need to determine if a child has a disability, as defined under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The physician will need to fill out and sign the determined portion of the Diet Modification Form provided in the link below. Please return this form to your school nurse.