{"id":8203,"date":"2013-09-30T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=8203"},"modified":"2015-06-05T09:09:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T13:09:28","slug":"cardiologist-says-no-pe-principal-disagrees-what-can-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/cardiologist-says-no-pe-principal-disagrees-what-can-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiologist Says &#8220;No PE.&#8221; Principal Disagrees. What Can I Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Cardiologist%20Says%20%22No%20PE.%22%20Principal%20Disagrees.%20What%20Can%20I%20Do%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/doctor.boy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"144\" \/>My son has pulmonary hypertension. His cardiologist ordered no physical activity. \u00a0The doctor said he must be excused from PE because of the strain it puts on his heart.<\/p>\n<p>The principal informed me that my son would<em> have<\/em> to participate in PE by walking around the gym for the entire duration of class.\u00a0When I disagreed, the principal accused me of &#8220;trying to be argumentative&#8221; and refused to speak with me.<\/p>\n<p>Can the school ignore the doctor&#8217;s orders? What can I do?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You need to document what happened when you talked with the principal by writing a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/Letter_to_Stranger.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Letter to a Stranger<\/span><\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Your letter should document:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>your child&#8217;s medical history<\/li>\n<li>what his doctors told you<\/li>\n<li>what the principal said in the meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask your cardiologist to write a letter describing:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>your son&#8217;s condition<\/li>\n<li>what he can and cannot do<\/li>\n<li>the doctor&#8217;s position on walking for 30+ minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Attach the doctor&#8217;s letter to your letter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Your Letter as Evidence<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your letter needs to be factual, not emotional. Let the facts tell the story.<\/p>\n<p>Read this article before you start to write: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/Letter_to_Stranger.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/Letter_to_Stranger.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t &#8220;put it in writing&#8221; and you have problems with this principal in the future, you have no proof that he took this unreasonable position.<\/p>\n<p>If you DO put it in writing, your letter is the best way to protect your son now and in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My son has pulmonary hypertension. His cardiologist ordered no physical activity. \u00a0The doctor said he must be excused from PE because of the strain it puts on his heart. 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