So my kids have attened the same school for 5 years now, and yesterday they bring home a letter saying please dont send your kids to school with peanut butter sandwiches or ANY nut products! Apparently there are some allergic kids at the school. I know this can be serious and Im trying not to be insensitve, BUT....what happens when these kids go off to middle/high school? There are no restrictions at those schools? What about in the real world? My sons love peanut butter and nut products. For some families this is a affordable sandwich that is always around! Im trying to find out if this is common or just somthing ridiculous! Thanks!
2007-09-13 09:58:26 · 9 answers · asked by lane 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
this is becomming more common on a regular basis. a lot of people who are allergic to peanuts can DIE from a reaction. my son almost died when a drip of rocky road ice cream landed on his skin. most schools will just have a "peanut free zone" in the cafateria, but more and more, the schools do not want to bear the risk of a serious reaction that can be avoioded - especially since most schools do not have a full time nurse on the premesis every day.
2007-09-13 10:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by Bill G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son is in the 6th grade and has had a classmate with a severe peanut allergy since preschool. Yes it is a pain because you dont realize how many snacks have nuts or have been manufactured in plants where nuts are handled and it says that on the pkgs too. And the easiest sandwich to pack is peanut butter. But it could kill this child if he even has it on his hands after lunch and takes it out to the playground and touches something that this boy touches after him and its very serious and the only way to prevent is not to allow it in the school.
2007-09-14 13:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, it's plenty common! That happened to me all growing up then we hit grade nine, transferred over to the high school and not a peep was made about it! Their theory is 'the kids can look out for themselves', which is true and we haven't had a problem with yet! Now, we can bring all the nut stuff we like, but we're considerate enough to not eat it too near the kids who are allergic.
Hope I helped!
2007-09-13 10:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew a guy who could be hospitalized from smelling a peanut product. It is a nasty nasty allergy and why should a kid have to deal with that when they may not fully understand it? Would you be saying this if your kid had a peanut allergy and could DIE if he smelled someone's peanut butter sandwich?
2007-09-13 18:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by Miss Vida 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 19:18:55 · answer #5 · answered by keeven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i go to a "no nut" school and i don't mind. who cares if peanut butter sandwiches are affordable, it isn't worth endangering the childs life.
2007-09-13 10:21:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
at my school, some of the classrooms they dont allow nuts in. im allergic. at lunch we are allowed to have nuts, but we just cant sit with the people allergic or atleast neat them.
2007-09-15 11:58:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ridiculous! I have never heard of such a stupid thing in my life!!How can you make peanuts illegal because of a few kids. Can't their parents educate them about self restraint. Would they ban sugar because a couple of kids were diabetic??
2007-09-13 10:09:31 · answer #8 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
this is no laughing matter when they are older maybe they will beable to not do this but they are trying at their level to help someone.
2007-09-15 15:35:32 · answer #9 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋