If you are sending your son to a public school in the United States you need to ask them to write up a 504 Plan. This is from the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504" and it is a civil rights law. The school should be having you do this but they don't have to unless you ask, even though it is a law, once again the responibility lies in the parent's lap. My understanding is that the school has no "right" to with hold medicine if it is the difference between life and death. There is also "Public Law 101-476, The Individuals With Disablilities Education Act". Under the IDEA, parents are part of the planning team that makes an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). This is another way to document that a student's needs have been identified and appropriate plans have been made. The plan must be written based on the input of people knowledgeable about the student's disability and its implications. If the school is inadequately staffed it cannot be used as an excuse to deny admission. Schools must upgrade services, staffing, training, facilities and policies to meet the needs of the student. You may have a student adovacate group in your school district that can help you with this. If the school won't help you find out about an advocate you may want to ask a parent that has a child who has a disability in the school if they know if there is an advocacy group that helps them. Our son has a peanut allergy and our school year started out very terribly last year. My sister that has a daughter with cerebral palsy encouraged me to call her advocate and I was glad that I did. The school is legally bound by the 504 Plan and the IEP to do what our son needs if he gets in trouble and to do the preventative measures to keep him safe. Our school year so far this year has been sailing along very well and that is because I am assured that the school is doing everything they can to help keep our son safe and healthy. Sorry this is so long. I hope this is of some help to you. By the way, our daughter is the one with CAH and she hasn't started school yet. You had better believe that she will be covered by these plans before she walks in the doors of the school. Good luck with your school.