Specialized Dietary Needs

Alamance Burlington Schools is committed to serving your child nutritious meals each day.  We recognize that some students have special dietary needs due to a medical reason, such as allergy, intolerance, or therapeutic diet.  In order for ABSS School Nutrition Department to meet special dietary needs that students may have, we need you to complete a Diet Order form.  This Diet Order form will remain on file in the health record of the student and on file in the cafeteria computer system.  This diet order should include all important information for the student and must be updated periodically.  

Below, please find the Diet Order form, which requires contact information and signature of both parent/guardian and recognized medical authority.  This form needs to be completed and returned to your school's cafeteria manager, school nurse, or the School Nutrition Office for our records.  The school cafeteria will record information in the cafeteria computer system to monitor student meal items and trigger special instructions sent to the cafeteria manager.  This important information will be maintained in the computer files because it will alert cafeteria staff of special dietary needs or food substitutions that you and your child's physician have indicated are required.

Please remember, if your child requires any special accommodations for food substitutions, this infomration should be noted on the diet order form.  If there are food choices on the menu that are not allergens, then your child will be expected to choose from those foods rather that have substitutions made.  Food preferences are not taken into consideration with regard to available foods, just as this is not a consideration for a child without food allergies.