Abstrakt Chronic diseases are now a very serious threat that is especially dangerous for students, no matter the level of education. The purpose of this article is to examine and analyze the most import ant issues related to the functioning of students suffering from chronic diseases In the context of solutions developed by the Polish education system. The analysis shows that there are a number of threats that negatively affect both the physical and mental condition of chronically ill students. The Polish system is trying to respond to these threats, however , the changes still need to be made, that will allow for their further effective reduction of these threats. The purpose of this article is to analyze the functioning of children suffering from chronic diseases in the context of solutions proposed by the Polish education system. To achieve this goal, the article will be divided into three main parts. The first of these will focus on explaining what chronic diseases are and what their basic features are. The second part will discuss the basic threats in the context of developmental possibilities of chronically ill children. The most important and final part will concern the main issue, i.e. analyzing the functioning of chronically ill children within the Polish education system.