UGH! I hate summer! I cannot bear the heat and I stay indoors all the time. When I was in Grade School I was always sent to the office, not that I did anything wrong, I was sent there because he had a window a.c. unit, and so I would be sent down there to cool off, and then back to class. Meanwhile, if I were you, I'd... (A) definitely contact your Neurologist. He/She will contact the school because it's a health violation and allowances must be made. (B) Take a cooler, bottled water, and some rags. 1st use the water to stay hydrated. 2nd, wet down a rag and apply it to the back of his neck, this helps me some, and might help him. (C) if you guys haven't, then supply the school with a medication chart. I made for myself a chart that supplies name, address, phone, cell, e-mail, emergency contact, allergy info., Drug name, drug strength, a.m. dosage, p.m. dosage, manufacturer, Neurologist name, address, phone, Primary Dr. name, address phone, and with any change provide an update. My Church even has a copy. Good luck to you!

I am shocked that a school in the US isn't required to have AC! That is awful! I am heat sensitive too....I've had several seizures that were induced from being overheated. If you can, I would try to get a note from the neurologist stating that heat is a factor with the seizures. An open window or fan doesn't do much for me...but I live in really hot and humid Alabama. If they can't do that, would home schooling be an option? I had to homeschool in my senior year (due to bullying rather than seizures), it isn't at all bad as some people make it out to be! Honestly it was one on the best years I had in my pre-college education.

it depends on the students around your kid and if the doors and/or the windows are open.

Ask if he can do some of his work in the library. Another suggestion is to purchase a personal fan which runs on batteries which could be placed on his desk and also that he placed near an open window.

Just an idea, I have a lot of medical issues that caused me to miss a lot of school. I was enrolled as a regular education student, but I had what is called a 504 plan, which mandated the school system had to work with my needs in order to provide me safety as well as make sure I did not fall behind. Maybe talk to the school about doing a 504 plan, with special attention drawn to the necessity of cooler temps at school or he can miss and not be counted against him. Not one day of my high school career was actually counted against me. My neurologist wrote me ONE excuse that was used all 4 years. Try that, and see if maybe that would work out better. If you have any questions about it, email me, I'll be happy to answer the best I can!!!! (Email address can only be seen by the question and answer creators)