Epilepsy In School

The neurological disorder known as Epilepsy is defined as “a disease characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures and by the neurobiological, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of this condition.” Essentially this means that a seizure is noted as a single event and that epilepsy is the disorder involving recurrent unprovoked seizures. In addition, seizures are symptoms of abnormal brain function. However, the medical terminology for Epilepsy pertains to the classification of seizure disorders that of an unknown cause, but there are numerous disorders that can have seizures as a symptom. These seizures are generally attached to other neurological disorders, such as Autism, Cerebral Palsy, etc. Since …show more content…
Roughly 9% of students with low IQ also have seizures. This is built upon the possibility that students with epilepsy are at an increased risk for academic distress, because of the potential absentia from school from seizures. The latter is what an educator should be concerned with. Large swaths of absence from school can easily lead to a student having a lack of prerequisite knowledge on a concept when they return. The only way to combat this is by being incredibly active with the student and their parents. In the instance of music education, it can be a little more difficult because an absence from an ensemble rehearsal can be difficult especially with a performance coming up, but music education should be for all students so a teacher must give the modification or accommodation that is appropriate with a student’s IEP or 504 Plan. However, some music activities are more difficult to provide a fair education for. For example, marching band is a very physical activity and some students with epilepsy might not be able to participate, because it might be a trigger for them. The solution for this is to put them in the front ensemble, which is less arduous physically. However, there are also examples of students having sound as a trigger for their seizures, and that would be probably the hardest and almost impossible example to accommodate for. Even in this example you can find a solution, such as sound cancelling ear plugs, but that can raise the debate of a fair education due to the absence of hearing the sound. However, deaf students have the advent of brail music, so a student might still love to play music even if they had to put in ear