Feds probe treatment of diabetic students
As it’s described in a complaint under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education, the mother of a diabetic third grader at Davis Elementary in Southeast D.C. had two options on days when the school nurse wasn’t available. One was to come to school with her child to monitor her blood glucose level, administering insulin or other medication if necessary.
Or, she could keep her at home.
It gets worse, according to University Legal Services (ULS) and the American Diabetes Association, which filed the complaint with the department’s Office for Civil Rights on behalf of the family earlier this year. When the mother — whose name is redacted from the complaint — exchanged heated words with Davis principal Maisha Riddlesprigger over the situation last September, Riddlesprigger issued a “barring