Re: Peanut and nut and may contain nut ban in public school

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Our 13 year old son is allergic to peanuts. Believe me this
is not something we want or asked for. His IGE test came
back today at 68.0. Anything over 15 is considered very
high. We have seen our son suffer in the emergency ward but
he came out of it alive. The next time with this kind of
reading he may not be so lucky. It leaves an odd feeling in
your stomach knowing something as innocent as a peanut can
kill your child.

We have taught our children to show compassion and respect
for others. Unfortunately others do not. One month ago our
son came back to his locker to discover somebody had smeared
peanut butter on it for "a joke".

Peanut butter is sticky - it sticks to balls, desks, taps,
doors - you name it - that's a big part of the problem. You
don't even have to be intent on causing harm or creating
a "joke".

A peanut allergy is not a food intolerance where you might
have a mild stomach ache - it can kill you. Therefore I
would like to see peanuts banned at our son's school.
Anything that has a "may contain" does not concern me.

Were the tables reversed and another child had the allergy -
I would go out of my way to accommodate that child. It's
human nature to want to help.

On 9/21/00, A wrote:
> Recently the school where my children attend has placed an
> entire school ban on all peanut and nut products (PB&J's,
> Peanut Butter cups, etc) as well as all products with the
> disclaimer "may contain traces of nuts". The school has 3
> children who have an allergy to nuts and there parents
feel
> that the only way to protect there children is to totally
> eliminate all products that either contain or may contain
> peanuts and or tree nuts. I don't feel that it is right
to
> punish 600 children and to not allow them to enjoy the
> foods that they like, becacue 3 children don't understand
> the servity of their problem. If any of the children
bring
> items that are questionable about the ingredience, there
> food is taken away and they are made to go hungry.
> IS THIS NOT WRONG TO ABOLISH THE RIGHTS OF OTHER CHILDREN
> FOR THE SAKE TO 3?

Re: Peanut and nut and may contain nut ban in public school, 8/06/06, by Dawn.

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