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

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My 5 yr old daughter will be starting school this year. The
school she will be attending has just issued a ban on all tree
nuts, sunflower seeds, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, fresh fruit
that contain pits such as peaches, nectarines, cherries and so
forth. ONE child in the school has peanut allergies.

To the mother of that child, I cant even imagine what it must be
like to wonder if your child is going to make it thru lunch with
out getting a severe possibly fatal reaction caused by someone
else eating a nut containing product. However I feel total ban
is not the answer.

Its completely impractical to ban these food products from
coming into the school and blanket bans could actually do more
harm than good. It could lull the child(ren) in question into a
false sense of security and make them feel safe in dropping
their guard, potentially leading that child to exposure of
dangerous foods.

I would think educating the child and the children immediately
around him would do a much better job of protecting them against
reactions. To rely on the vigilance of others to screen the
product that they send to school with their children would scare
me more if I were a parent of a nut allergic child.

With that being said. I am the mother of a nonallergic child and
why does my child need to suffer because ONE child has an
allergy. I understand it is a severe allergy that could kill in
seconds, but if a child reacts that badly, I believe they should
not be put in a public school and made the responsiblity of
everyone.