no you are not being overly concerned and i would go to the principal and school nurse and ask them to handle it. a bib would help alot and the teachers/aides should be using wipes to keep the slobber off of everything. i have a nephew that did that and i taught him to stop. when i saw him slobbering i told him he could not and wiped him and just kept telling him that. if it is a medical condition the school should talk to the parents in a formal setting/meeting. it is a hygiene thing. i understand kids love to hug and such but in adam school it is highly discouraged in fact last yr adam got in trouble a few times for hugging the other kids and it was part of his schooling to teach him that he only hugged at home. i think you should talk to the school about it. as a parent i would not be offended if another parent was concerned about it and asked that it be addressed.

I think the issue should be addressed with the principal if the teachers are already aware. Flu season has started and not cleaning up the toys is a sure fire way for an epidemic to occur in your son's room :)

Wow, I am just getting the visual with this one. I would definately say something. God, this is a toughy. How is it possible for her to not be able to swallow? Does she eat and drink? Maybe you should tell the school she needs to see a doctor before every kid in the class gets sick. Good Luck... Denise

well the only thing i can say is bring some bibs and a couple of cans of lysol , the school needs to address this situation

Yikes! The aid first off should have said nothing about her. and yes sthey should clean every thing down after school, thats yucky, we are so on that at school. Yes you please express your concerns to the higher ups!!! Send some of that no water liquid hand wash in.

and the toys after she plays with them yes yes yes should be cleaned Oh My God My hands are raw from cleaning toys at school!

No, that is totatlly gross! My Noah used to drool sometimes in school, and everything he was around was promptly cleaned up. I think you are dealing with some lazy and careless teachers!

Do ya know if she has MR, OR A G tube ? I mean, I totally agree with everyone, crosscontamination is a serious issue, and we all know that we spend enough time in the doctors office as it is! I will say the aide was way off saying her mom dosen't care! She may think she is provided with a bib there? Dunno, but we had large bibs that had been made from terry cloth towels, they were nice! new! and colorful! the clients actually liked holding them colser toward the mouth, maybe really looking at the patterns, colors, etc. but needless to say the colser they held it to their mouth, the quicker the drool hit the bib! I hated being judged as a mother by Alex's teachers " she expects so much" " her son is just spoiled" yeah, the aide caught the teacher busting his ass for peeing in his pull up when he was 3 and in EIC! lIKE SHE WAS PAYING FOR THEM OR SOMETHING! THATS THE ONE THING SCHOOLS WILL NEVER PAY FOR! she was fired, but Alex was traumatized, thank GOD for that aide! Her son died at 22 yrs. old, he had severe MR, ceberal paulsy, and alot of health problems. I think it takes someone , that has been brought into the field/line of work with our kids that has a passion, loved one, real connection, etc. to do what they do and love it.

yeah i wanted to add that if she cant swallow then she must have a g-tube. my mom had a g-tub but never ever drooled. oh, and yearsoftears: i would have went to jail for a very long time if someone had busted my sons ass for going potty in his pullup, you must be a hell of a lot more level headed then me! i think i am prolly too hotheated i guess lol!

P, no, the principal called me into his office and informed me of what had happened, he had already made her leave the building, he cried with me, he knew I was a supportive mom in the class, but ya see the teacher kspt complaining about his behavior, I kept taking him to the doctor, well, med's got ######## and he couldn't talk and tell me what she was doing, just so happens the aide walked in on it! That is why I have such hostility with the schools and especially when they are smaller, some take advantage , that they can't talk and tell, so I'm a real b.... now , but love his teacher at Intermediate school !

tears: i understand and am glad you hold your ground with em. principal must have known that you would kill her that was why he got her on out before you got there!

This strand brings back memories of my brother 40+ years ago. When we were little my brother drooled profusely and without stop, until he had his tonsil and adnoids out at 12 years or so. we had him wear bibs but our whole house was covered in drool. I never was sick until I want to school and there I got strepp aand pox and measles, and colds and all sorts of things like Mono from my non-drooling classmates.
There is not any droolers in Olivers current and he is home about 40% of the time it seems with pink eye or flu or bad cold. I think we need to be tolerent of the "gross" things in life and understand the situation of servicing all needs is what is important.