I am a teacher who has a child with special medical needs in my class. I would like the parents to sign a waiver acknowledging that they will not hold me responsible if something unforseen happens to the child and acknowledging that I have no medical background and am caring for the child using only the info. they have provided. The school does not support having the parents sign such a document. I feel trhat I need a legal release since I could be personally sued if something does happen to the child while in my care. Providing the medical attention that the child needs is beyond my normal scope of responsibilities. Thoughts?

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