2007-02-15 13:00:18 · 14 answers · asked by mikelachendro@sbcglobal.net 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Are they capable yes. Allowed to, probably not. The school would probably place them in a separate section of the school for them to eat lunch
2007-02-15 18:25:10 · answer #1 · answered by asiduhagu 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know exactly what you are taiking about. To the previous poster (Rose) if your brother is THAT allergic to peanuts, why would you want to put him in an environment where he is in constant danger? My office-mate's daughter is in elementary school right now with a child that has a SEVER nut allergy - if he smells it, he could die. Not only is the entire class not allowed to bring peanut products to school - they are not allowed to participate in afternoon break beacuse they can't be certain that EVERY item in the vending machine is peanut free. The teacher has even asked that the parents refrain from letting their children eat paenut butter and peanut products at home. When does it become the best interest of everyone to separate these children and allow the 99.9% of the other children to live normal lives? I feel exceptionally sorry for these "nut allergy" children and I am not entirely sure that home schooling is the way to go, but there should be alternatives. This issue has nothing to do with Rosa Parks or racism - it has everything to do with keeping kids safe. Perhaps if a child has cancer we should force all the other children to take chemo - or at the very least get all their heads shaved... anything less wouldn't be right!
2016-05-24 05:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they can, and in some instances they have to. While there are a lot of children out there allergic to many things like milk and other dairy products. Those allergies aren't usually as severe as what can happen to a kid with severe allergies to nuts.
I've dealt with allergies of all shapes and sizes for 20 years (I'm 34). 2 yrs ago I developed an allergy to eggs. I can't be in the room when my husband fixes his eggs for breakfast, the odors (and gases) that go into the air make it difficult to breathe. If I touch a muffin or cake and then touch my face I get a huge red mark on my face.
While banning these products at schools makes life a little more difficult for the parents whose children attend, I would hope that all those affected can see that you aren't just talking about a breakout of a rash or a little asthma attack, it could mean life or death for that child.
2007-02-15 20:12:23 · answer #3 · answered by picture . . . perfect 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm allergic to nuts and it basically depends on how severe the allergy is. At my old school they had a special table that was nut free. If its too bad though, the kid thats allergic might have to eat in a different room, because I don't think that they can make it so that no one has nuts.
2007-02-16 06:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are allowed, and it helps the allergic family knowing that their child is going into an environment where there is less risk of death. However, this gives a false sense of security to the allergic child, since you can't possibly monitor everything that every child brings to the table for traces of allergen, and who knows which kid had peanut butter that morning and did not wash his hands afterwards? I am a mother of a severely allergic child, and although I like the fact that the risk of a peanut being right next to my child is diminished, I think the responsibility lies on me to teach my child not te EVER share foods, to wash his hands frequently, to have him carry his Epi-Pen with him always, and to make sure that everyone around him knows the symptoms of an allergic reaction, and how to use the medication.
2007-02-16 01:21:23 · answer #5 · answered by bibitte 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they have the authority to do that; mostly because they don't want to be held responsible if those nuts somehow make their way to the allergic kid while under the school's care.
2007-02-15 13:23:26 · answer #6 · answered by OC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No... it would be impossible to determine what has nuts in it, because many processed foods are processed in factories where nuts maybe processed. (which is also a risk to someone allergic to nuts and nut products)
Not every parent of students can check the label of everything they put in their kids' lunch.. Its impossible.
There are plenty of kids allergic to milk and dairy too, or bee stings.. Are they going to disallow milk, and are they really going to try to kill every bee in the school.
I would say no, and if they cause trouble, bring up my point.
2007-02-15 13:09:33 · answer #7 · answered by Dawn H 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
is he like deathly-get-a-whiff-of-nuts allergic..then maybe, but other wise I wouldn't think so. Unless the kid is an imbecile and doesn't know what he's eating and all the kids plan to shove nuts down his throat...good luck with..your...uh. nut problem
2007-02-15 15:30:51 · answer #8 · answered by sarajanicew 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how that's possible. Just because someone is allergic doesn't mean that everyone has to give up that item. The person who is allergic needs to make sure they don't touch anything that that food product touched or eat any, it's their responsibility not everyone elses.
2007-02-15 13:09:46 · answer #9 · answered by Katie Girl 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes!!! this one kid who lives in utah is deathly allergic and there's a plaque next to the office that says "it's a peanut free environment"......
2007-02-15 13:10:05 · answer #10 · answered by 1tuffcookie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋