Does your classroom have a pet?

[Anonymous]

The teacher doesn’t realize that students are allergic to the pet. You need to speak up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My child is not sneezing and doesn’t have a cold. Her eyes are red and swollen.

Oh sweetie, it's far more likely that one of her tablemates has a cat or dog whose fur is on their clothing than your child is allergic to the class pet on the other side of the room that she doesn't even come into contact with.

Probably this.

I was going to second this. One of my kids has severe allergies and asthma. She would have all kinds of symptoms if she was near a friend with cats or dogs. One time had a terrible asthma attack because she was sitting next to her friends who owns four cats (ew). Needless to say, we started allergy shots and it was life changing. A commitment to be sure. But, basically you can remove your kid from the classroom (or they will when you complain) or you can help her for the rest of her life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is not sneezing and doesn’t have a cold. Her eyes are red and swollen.

Why on earth do you think it’s the Guinea pig causing this?! That would be super unlikely, unless your child is allergic AND handled the animal and then rubbed her eyes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The teacher doesn’t realize that students are allergic to the pet. You need to speak up.

No one is allergic to the tiny animal in the cage. The child is reacting to something else.

[Anonymous]

Two of my kids ES classes had pets, they were well loved and the kids were excited to take them home for the weekend. In 6th grade they completed a science project where the class hatched chicken eggs and the kids could choose to take care of them at home for the weekend. The chicks were brought to all the classrooms for the kids to interact with. It is one of the highlights of the year. They are then given to a local farm to live their lives and lay eggs.

Your child is likely to be moved to a different class if you don't want them in the room with the class pet. Or your child will be the target of angry kids when the class pet is removed from the class.

We had a class pet in many of my classes as an ES student, it was great. They are not all that distracting but they can be calming for kids who are a bit worked up. They change the vibe of the classroom, I guess today it would be the aura of the classroom.