Education and the Student with Syncope
A child starting school (at any age) is a daunting prospect for any parent. For those with a child who suffers from syncope is an even more stressful process. The stress for the parent and child can continue throughout your child’s educational life if knowledge and understanding of the condition is lacking and if, as a result, your child is not receiving the maximum support that they require in their educational setting.
The process of learning to live with a syncope condition for some can be overwhelming and frustrating for everyone involved. Educators will need to be patient, understanding, compassionate, and supportive in order to allow the student time to transition into the adjustments of having an uncommon condition. Teachers will play a critical role in helping these students ease more comfortably into their new existence and in allowing them to adjust, manage, and eventually thrive.
Establishing a supportive and educational plan will be necessary to the future well being of the child. Although schools and school districts vary in the level of available health care assistance, federal law requires all public schools to provide medically challenged students with a "free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment."