New student with T1D- mom no-showing to our meetings

[MHDNURSE]

Just need to vent. New student to our school starting next Tuesday. He had T1D, is 6 years old, in first grade. This is our first T1D kid, so naturally, there is a lot of planning and prepping we are doing before he starts. I had one meeting with mom last week and specifically told her to bring me all of the paper work from her endocrinologist after the appointment, including the Diabetes Medical Management Plan, emergency plan, etc. He has no 504 in place from his previous school. I had coordinated a meeting with our AP, SPED, Counselor and me to go over everything yesterday. I stayed late for the meeting and she no-showed. I called her and she apologized profusely and we rescheduled for 8:00 am today. It is now 8:54. She is not here and now isn't answering my calls and texts. The whole group was gathered again waiting for her. School is already in session so it is VERY hard to get those folks together. I am very frustrated. I have to do a training for the teachers tomorrow and spent several hours of my free time yesterday afternoon preparing the presentation, researching, etc. I have likely spent about 10-15 hours prepping to receive this student. Part of me hopes she just has cold feet and goes back to his old neighborhood school, but the other part of me would be so mad that I wasted all of this time if he ends up not coming...

Mom showed up and of course only brought one thing, the DMMP. It was still a productive meeting and I think I was able to make mom understand why it was so important for her to have come to the meetings and not wait until the last minute. I know she is trying but at the end of the day, it's her kid's safety and my license if something gets messed up. He will be starting tomorrow but mom is staying in the building until we make sure we have everything we need.

[rn4kiddos]

I use an app called REMIND. most of the teachers in our school use it as well. Parents have to sign up for it and join your "class" but it works like a charm. It even has a translate feature for our non english speaking parents. I can do group texts as well as individual.

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

i'll have to look into some of the apps and the google voice. The only parent that really made a big issue about insisting we text her was a hearing impaired parent who does have an app of her phone to translate a voice call into text or sign language - i'm not sure which since i speak to a live operator when i call and have never thought to ask. I am positive that parent would have called me inappropriately if given the chance.

[Amethya]

We keep bothering for responses. If this child needs a 504, we keep asking for the parent's cooperation and eventually we have a meeting.

[Amethya]

I had the same issue in my first year and ONLY TD-1 at our school. I had issues and meetings with mother, but after that we are pratically good friends, she and I communicate a lot especially when it comes to her son and her kid is very sweet.

Just keep bothering and asking for a meeting, especially explain it's for the good of her child, so he/she can be protected and safe here so she can have a peace of mind.