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

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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?

As a frustrated parent of soon to be a kindergardener with
nut allergy, I am not yet sure if I will be able to sent my
five year old daughter to school this fall. I have
interviewed teachers and principals of our area and felt that
my child will not be safe. I wish the school mentioned above
is in my neighborhood.
I do not think of the ban as infringement of one's right, but
rather as a care for those in need. We all want our children
to learn values such as love, compassion, caring others and
so on. I don't think any parent with right mind would yell
INJUSTICE, because their kid can't have peanut butter for
lunch. Some say they must have nut protein daily(medical and
nutritional reasons?).
So have it for dinner.
How would you feel? how would your child feel? if a school
mate got sick or risk losing life for your right to eat PB&J
sandwich.
This is the United States of America. We have prime parking
spots in malls and shopping centers reserved for handicapped.
We spend billions of tax money in our court system to screen
out those one in a hundred or even thousand who might be
innocent. We open doors for others. WE CARE FOR OTHERS.
I don't think it would be too bad if you could sacrifice a
little for the sake of others.

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

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