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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think no treats in school is fine and it's good to speak up.

But you might reconsider earmarking a food allergy as private info. In my experience, the more people who know about it in a school and community, the better. Because you never know who will be the clueless parent bring just a little something to field day or a trip they're chaperoning or the next birthday party outside the school. I want as many people as possible to be aware and have their eyes open for potential problems.[/quote]

As an allergy parent I want control over who information is shared with and how it’s shared.  I agree that it’s a good idea to share with many people,.  But this is a situation where a teacher (who presumably knows which kids have allergies) has set up a kid to be thrown under the bus by a parent who has zero boundaries.  There is no way that this parent isn’t going to spread the word that OP and her kid “ruined everyone’s day”.  So, no, in this context I would not share.[/quote]

Will the parent DID ruin everyone’s day because she can’t figure out how to send a treat in for her child. [/quote]

Presumably you mean the parent who started this nonsense, not the allergy parent.

The school has a policy that works.  That doesn't mean that other policies at other schools don't work as well, but if a parent wants to change a policy that works and keeps kids safe, then they need to advocate with the decision maker, who may be the principal or someone in central office, for a carefully considered change to the rules with new policies and procedures that continue to keep kids safe.  Making an end run around decision makers and pressuring people for private medical information is not the way to make that happen.

Also, and I say this as someone who loves to bake and share what I make, if your kid's day is ruined because the school doesn't serve treats, you've created a really unhealthy dynamic around food.   Put a cupcake in their lunchbox, and then get some therapy to help you know how to do better by them.   [/quote]

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