Education for Teachers

Raising awareness and introducing SUDEP and epilepsy in classrooms is an essential step in the journey towards reducing the results of SUDEP. Having the next generation know what SUDEP and epilepsy are, as well as understand what to do in an emergency regarding epilepsy and seizures, can be extremely influential and save a life. Not only does it increase the number of students who are aware of epilepsy and SUDEP, but it can help students who live with epilepsy feel understood and safe in their learning environment. Here’s how you can start:

• Bringing posters into a classroom, like a seizure first aid plan, is an amazing step towards having students understand what to do in a seizure emergency. Ensuring that all students know where a seizure first aid plan is located is essential.

• The Epilepsy Foundation offers information on a course that provides seizure training for school nurses and school personnel to keep a campus seizure-ready.

• There are books that teachers can introduce based on age group

  • Older students high school and older, we suggest:

    • “A Smell of Burning” by Colin Grant

  • For younger children, we suggest

    • “Special People Special Ways” by Arlene Macguire