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I absolutely hate not having peanut butter as an ingredient for my kids' lunches and snacks because the school forbids anything with peanuts in foods they bring
by sidlls 4y ago
I absolutely hate not having peanut butter as an ingredient for my kids' lunches and snacks because the school forbids anything with peanuts in foods they bring to school. I understand the struggle of having a kid with special needs in schools--one of mine has autism and the other an as yet incompletely diagnosed neurological condition (could be epilepsy, could be mundane ADHD, could be both--we're still testing). The school must accommodate these conditions, but that accommodation doesn't require banning things or reorganizing every activity around their needs.
Your kid will be just fine if some other kid eats something with sesame in it, unless they're sharing, kissing, or fighting with their food.
- fzeroracer 4y agoWell no, it depends on how severe their allergies are. And there have been multiple stories or examples in the past decade or two of kids hazing someone with peanut butter allergies by intentionally triggering it or even putting peanut butter on them. This is why schools have taken drastic measures because all it takes is one incident to send a kid to the hospital, put the school in serious lawsuit territory and cause a massive news scandal. It's a matter of liability reduction.
- savingsPossible 4y agohard cases make bad law. extreme cases make bad policy. If a kid assaults another with peanut butter, might I suggest the problem is the assault, not the peanut butter?
- kelseyfrog 4y agoWhich is easier, banning peanut butter or eliminating bullying?
- sidlls 4y agoNeither. Parents routinely send their kids to school with prohibited food items, including sweets and various products with nuts. I'm not allowed this privilege because of the extra scrutiny already on my kids due to their conditions.
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- savingsPossible 4y agoConsidering that bullies might choose to bring peanut butter as contraband?
- drewrv 4y ago> unless they're sharing, kissing, or fighting with their food Good thing kids never do this.