CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Kaitlyn Jiannine said despite her son Nate’s diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, he’s just like any other 11-year-old and should be treated that way.
But for several months, she said she wasn’t able to get Nate into the YMCA afterschool program. She told NewsNation affiliate WAVY the YMCA told her they initially didn’t have enough staff trained in diabetic care.
The YMCA of South Hampton Roads , in a statement, said it reassigned one of its staff members that had a higher level of certification to the YMCA location he’d be attending.
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“The YMCA of South Hampton Roads works hard to understand and accommodate the unique needs of the families and children we serve,” the YMCA statement reads. “As a licensed childcare provider, we are required to maintain staff who are trained and certified to administer medications at all of our childcare locations, and we comply with this requirement. The administration of diabetes medication includes an additional level of training and certification (“MAT-D”) which our license does not require. However, many members of our staff obtain this higher level with our support and encouragement. When we were made aware of Nathaniel’s medical needs, we worked quickly to reassign a staff member with the MAT-D certification to the location he would be attending. Before the start of the school year, we communicated our efforts to his mother and Nathaniel is currently attending our program.”