The statement must identify: * Only a physician can declare if a student has a disability.

Click to view Instruction Sheet for Accommodating Students with Disabling Special Dietary Needs School food service may make food substitutions, at their discretion, for individual children who do not have a disability, but who are medically certified as having a special medical or dietary need.

This MB applies to agencies and sponsors of School Nutrition Programs (SNP), the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).

This includes education and education-related benefits, such as school meals.a life-threatening reaction when exposed to the food and/or beverage) when the following two requirements are met: For children with disabilities only requiring modifications in food texture (such as chopped, ground, or pureed), a licensed physician's written instructions indicating the appropriate texture is recommended, but not required.Schools can receive reimbursement for meals without milk if they operate Offer versus Serve (OVS), under which milk or other meal component(s) could be declined by a student.Such determinations are only made on a case-by-case basis. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.This provision covers those children who have food intolerances or allergies, but do not have life-threatening reactions (anaphylactic reactions) when exposed to the food(s) to which they have problems. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g.Students with a Disability: Poway Unified will provide special diets to students with disabilities or medical conditions that limit a major life activity such as breathing or learning; for example, severe food allergy that results in life-threatening anaphylaxis.A current Medical Statement to Request Special Meals and/or Accommodations must be completed and signed by a licensed physician.