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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No birthday celebrations at my Focus school. It’s actually sad as the majority of kids can’t afford a party and the celebration used to be their friend celebration. Instead, they just get announced on the announcements and get a pencil from the office. [/quote]

Same at our Focus school.  Often the kids don’t have birthday parties where they can invite classmates.  And the kids would look forward to handing our cupcakes at school.  Even the lower/income families would send in small treats.  It was equitable and fun.  And took up less than 10 minutes at the end of the day.

Can’t think of a good reason why they nixed these.  [/quote]

You can’t think of anaphylaxis from peanut and tree nut exposure? [/quote]

There are PLENTY of nut-free options and our school required nut-free birthday treats.  [/quote]

There are PLENTY of clueless, careless parents who don’t get it. “This doesn’t have peanuts!” Well, it does contain TREE NUTS, which are also deadly to some kids.

Stay mad.[/quote]

Up until this year, our ES had a policy that all birthday trays had to be store-brought and nut-free.  Parents sent in items in their original packaging.  I have been at the school for 7 years and 3 kids and it has NEVER been an issue.

Also, you sound like a peach.  My guess is that you are miserable and unhappy and you want others to feel the same.  [/quote]

Oh yeah? Define “nut free.” Because I’ve seen plenty of parents try to give kids peanut-free items, that think only peanuts are dangerous, and that almonds and such are just fine. People are clueless. My kids don’t have allergies, but I am a former camp director who saw all kinds of parents send in and offer and expect all kinds of things, and who thought I was somehow the bad guy for patiently explaining that not. All. Nut. Allergies. Are. Peanut. Allergies. As if I personally invented peanut and tree nut allergies.[/quote]

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