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[quote=Anonymous]Just noting there's a difference between a nut-free bubble, and not bringing peanut butter into a classroom of a 3 year old who can't be expected to self-advocate, check to make sure their classmates wash hands properly or the tables are cleaned properly, or screen for peanut ingredients.  3 year olds shouldn't be put in charge of a life threatening anything.  And remember that there may very well be 3 (or 4 or 5 or 6 etc) year olds with delays or disabilities or other difficulties that make putting such a responsibility on their shoulders even more inappropriate.  Hell, my kid , at 3, still occasionally eats non-edible things.  She's unlikely to screen out nuts successfully.  Are we working on it?  Of course.  But she's 3.  Given that epi-pens are not 100% effective at saving a child having a life threatening reaction, a nut free classroom for 3 year olds is a reasonable expectation.  It's one of those harm/risk versus imposition calculations.  Death tends to outweigh most things.  And to the extent it's required for a child to safely access school, it's mandated by section 504.  I too want my kid to learn at an early age to keep herself safe.  But I can't make her learn any faster than she does, and mostly I just want her to not die.  [/quote]

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