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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "no peanut butter" analogy isn't really comparable. There's no meaningful effect on other kids if they can't bring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to school. They have plenty of other lunch options.

I can't actually think of any comparable situation where "reasonable accommodation" has been interpreted to require other students (rather than schools) to take certain actions. I see requiring masks on other kids to be more equivalent to requiring the teacher to give instruction in sign language, and requiring the other kids to learn sign language to accommodate one deaf kid in the class.[/quote]

Queue all the parents who ONLY can bring peanut butter for their very special kids.[/quote]
Banning one type of food, or having a peanut-free table in the cafeteria, seems pretty reasonable. But, if you had a kid with multiple allergies that required bans of many different foods, that would become an unreasonable request at some point.

Schools are also required to make reasonable accommodations for religious beliefs. An exemption from the school dress code for religious headwear would be reasonable. Banning non-halal food would not be reasonable. I think requiring all students to mask would be closer to the halal ban, in that it imposes too much of a burden on the school and the other students. [/quote]

This is the conclusion reasonable minds will come to, but queue all the “you haaaaate kids with cancer” posters and “my kid just THRIVED in a mask.”[/quote]

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