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Hi everyone, I cannot emphasise how much our family is desperate at the moment and would greatly appreciate any advice or guidance you can give us. On Nov 26th this year our 5 yr old son was diagnosed with Type 1 and admitted to hospital. We also have a 2 1/2 yr old and a 19 month old and I am 37 weeks pregnant with our 4th. The hospital informed his school in Edinburgh on Nov 27th of his diagnosis and the Head teacher asked if injections would need to be given. They confirmed it would. He is the only child with diabetes in the school. Our next school contact was on Tue 3rd Dec at a mtg with the deputy Head, class teacher and 2 ladies from the school office along with the hospital diabetic nurse. All seemed on board and 2 people volunteered and received training that day on BG testing and injections. We were informed the school would ask for more volunteers. However the Head teacher was not at the meeting. We then heard nothing about a return date to school. On Thursday 5th Dec we asked could our son return. The Head agreed but only if we go in to do everything saying staff are now scared of killing him. One volunteer has now withdrawn and the other is never available. My husband has had to get a sick note from the GP in order to attend school and do the BG tests and injection. Up to 5 times a day. Also he is shown into a conference room. I have spoken to the Head who admits there is a fear factor running through the school, she continually mentions 2 other schools who have in her words "refused to inject" and states they've no legal responsibility to do any of this. I do know the legal position is that staff cannot be forced to do this however a couple of years ago a pupil in the nursery dept needed BG taken and the school accommodated this. This Head teacher was not Head at that time. The current Head says she will advertise externally for a specific position to do BG/insulin but for us it's crazy to rely on one potential person. Also the Head says "I'm willing" but has not been in touch to receive training. Their excuses change day to day. Where do we go from here? We do not want to move him school but as well as digesting his new diagnosis, trying to train family for when I go imminently into hospital to give birth, we are at breaking point trying to hold it together. How do we function and attend school until this magical date in the future when they my find someone? In 3 weeks we will have a newborn. Thanks in advance for reading this and any wisdom