The reasoning is faulty if her car is on school grounds! I am not familiar
with the NY laws, as I am from Oregon, but I would be requesting a written
policy to back that up, and I would also be asking about the district
policies re nursing mothers (if any), as there may be a conflict there that
she could use to bolster her case. I would see if her doc and/or the ped
would write her a letter requesting a medical exemption and speak to her
local teacher's union. I see it certainly as a violation of her civil
rights, not to mention the baby's! Good luck!!!
Esther Friedman, RLC, IBCLC, LLLL
www.firstgiving.com/tylermom
There is no greater accomplishment than helping a child...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Latterner" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 6:22 AM
Subject: school denying breastfeeding on grounds
>A LLL leader has asked me for any information on the legal rights of a mom
> who is being denied access to her 3 mos old to breastfeed on school
> grounds
> during her lunch break. All mom has told her is that there is a new
> ruling at her
> school that the children of staff (she is a social worker with a private
> office, too) are not allowed on school grounds. The mom was told,
> however, that
> she could nurse the baby in her car (mom's mother brings baby to her).
> This is
> a public school.
>
> Besides LLL as a resource which Leader plans to contact, any other ideas?
> This school is in Westchester county, NY (mom has given permission to
> post).
> This seems to me to be a health issue and one that should be an exception
> to the
> rule. (I have emailed Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC privately).
>
> Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC
>
>
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