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

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On 3/30/04, J. Powell wrote:
> 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.
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> 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".
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> 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".
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> 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.
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> 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.
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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?