Furious. Why in the world would a parent send a peanut snack to a peanut-free classroom?

[Anonymous]

sure, but not in a school that's peanut free. is this a public preschool?
that would bother me.

Anonymous wrote:Ok, my kid is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, but that would not bother me. He knows better than eat someone elses snacks that have nuts. he has been taught to ask and if not sure not to eat.
get over yourself, people can eat what the hell they want including "GASP" peanuts

[Anonymous]

Some have a very hard time, especially with airborne allergies. I hope your post was just one of ignorance and not meant to be obnoxious.

Anonymous wrote:I always wonder how these kids will function in the real world if they can't be in the same room as a peanut? In restaurants, food courts, friend's houses?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Temper your outrage, OP. Seriously.

X1000 apparently OP is a perfect human being

[Anonymous]

What I want to know is, did the offending parent send a "snack" for the ENTIRE CLASSROOM TO EAT. ? Like, the after-soccer snack, or the "it's John's birthday today" snack that we pass around to 23 kids.

vs.

Or, was this one child sitting at one table in a lunchroom eating his PERSONAL LUNCH ... which contained a small back of Cracker Jacks with peanuts?

To me, that makes an enormous difference, as does the age. If #1 above + children under the age of about 6, you have a big problem if the teacher isn't on her /A/ game.

-- signed, that happened to my anaphylaxis peanut allergic son in 1st grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some have a very hard time, especially with airborne allergies. I hope your post was just one of ignorance and not meant to be obnoxious.

Anonymous wrote:I always wonder how these kids will function in the real world if they can't be in the same room as a peanut? In restaurants, food courts, friend's houses?

Not pp you are quoting, but also wonder about this. Our DS has a friend with severe allergies in his preschool (epi pen in class, but free room). And I wonder how/if I could ever hits him for a play date. It would be beneficial to hear the family's side of these practical issues.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher, and I think it's important to note that no-nut and no-peanut rules get broken with quite a bit of regularity. They can be one important piece of keeping kids safe, but they fail pretty often, so you need to have other layers of strategies as well, including being vigilant about noticing what's in other kid's lunches, and teaching the allergic kid to only eat what came from his/her home.

[Anonymous]

Just to piss you off.

[Anonymous]

OP- it sounds like an oversight, not deliberate.

I read the allergy rules at the beginning of each year, so that when I'm in a hurry or without my morning coffee, I don't accidentally pack something I shouldn't.

I could easily see making this kind of mistake because many snacks that are easy to pack/ no refrigeration required contain nuts. It's actually a pain- and before anyone gets self righteous or indignant, I'm not complaining. I'm just saying that when there is a severe nut allergy, most parents in the class make daily efforts (reading labels and finding alternatives).

[Anonymous]

Oh get over yourself. I'm so sick of you allergy mommies demanding that the world bend over backwards for your precious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, my kid is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, but that would not bother me. He knows better than eat someone elses snacks that have nuts. he has been taught to ask and if not sure not to eat.
get over yourself, people can eat what the hell they want including "GASP" peanuts

Ditto. I have a peanut/tree nut allergic son. I always appreciate when parents make a point to bring in nut-free items but they're free to feed their kids whatever they want. Mine just won't be eating it.

[Anonymous]

When they do modeling for contagious diseases and epidemics. They use a number of about 5-10% for people who know they are sick and try to get other sick. So there is alway the chance that someone did it intentionally did it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm talking about a public school classroom that has two kids with severe peanut allergies. This is not one of those "manufactured on shared equipment" snacks where I can understand a parent forgetting to read the label or missing the fine print. This was a snack mix containing peanuts!

My kids' school allows nut snacks even if kids have allergies.

Don't sit together.

[Anonymous]

OP - when you say it is a public classroom, is this a public school or a daycare? Not that it matters, because my answer will be the same - I guess I am trying to gauge just how much you are over-reacting. Private daycare- everyone should know the rules, but sometimes these things happen. The teachers should mention it to the parents and offer the child an alternative snack. Public school- if the class is peanut free, did the offending child's parents have a choice as to whether or not they were going to be in a peanut free class or were they just put there and told (so therefore may not have experience with it and maybe didn't think out the snack choices). That being said, the same thing- the teachers should mention it to the parents and offer the child an alternative snack. If it is a public school and no alternative snacks are available, maybe one of the peanut allergic parents can supply the teacher with them for the times when a parent or caregiver inadvertently packs something that contains nuts.

[Anonymous]

I think the parent or caregiver probably just blanked out or was tired, if it was one snack for one kid.

On the other hand, my family thinks that allergies are for sissies and that my allergies are all in my head; they also have no idea what is made with milk and what is not. So I can see a completely clueless parent think "trail mix" and not think "trail mix is mostly made with peanuts."

[Anonymous]

omg

OK, boy in the bubble

what about mass trans?
or college classes?
or training sessions in the real world
or offices

Dear God - now we're talking about airborne allergies?

Stop breathing!

Anonymous wrote:Some have a very hard time, especially with airborne allergies. I hope your post was just one of ignorance and not meant to be obnoxious.

Anonymous wrote:I always wonder how these kids will function in the real world if they can't be in the same room as a peanut? In restaurants, food courts, friend's houses?