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

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CAN'T WE ALL JUST FIND A MIDDLE GROUND, HERE? OF COURSE ALL CHILDREN HAVE
THE RIGHT TO A PUBLIC EDUCATION, BUT CHILDREN WITH SEVERE, FOOD CONTACT
ALLERGIES NEED TO LEARN COPING STRATEGIES AND PRACTICE THEM FROM EARLY
ON, SO THEY CAN LEARN TO LIVE WITH THEIR LIMITATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
PARENTS AND SCHOOLS CAN'T PROTECT A CHILD FOREVER. SURE, THERE NEED TO TO
BE SOME RESTRICTED ZONES IN THE BUILDING, AND THE CONSUMPTION OF
PEANUTS/ALLERGEN FOODS NEEDS TO BE CONTAINED IN CERTAIN AREAS, AS WELL,
BUT NO RESPECTABLE SCHOOL WILL GIVE ANY ONE CHILD FREE RUN OF THE PLACE.
IT'S ONE THING TO PRACTICE THE HAND WASHING RITUALS, ETC. IN THE
IMMEDIATE CLASSROOM AND OTHER ROOMS A CHILD MAY FREQUENT, BUT IT IS
LUDICROUS TO ENFORCE A BAN IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING. THE CHILD SHOULD EAT
IN ANOTHER ROOM WITH A FRIEND OR TWO, AND NOT WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS
IF THE RISK IS THAT HIGH. I BELIEVE A CHILD WILL DEVELOP A FALSE SENSE OF
SECURITY IF PARENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF DO ALL THIS FOR HIM/HER. NOT ONLY
THAT, OTHER CHILDREN WILL KNOW WHO HAS THE ALLERGY AND OFTEN RESENT THE
CHILD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR INFRINGEMENT OF CIVIL LIBERTIES. I WOULD NOT
WANT MY CHILD SINGLED OUT LIKE THAT. I RAISED MY CHILD TO KNOW THAT HE IS
NOT THE ONLY CHILD WITH NEEDS, AND THAT HE NEEDS TO LEARN TO DEAL WITH
HIS LIMITATION WITH MINIMAL IMPACT ON OTHERS.