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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is not sneezing and doesn’t have a cold. Her eyes are red and swollen. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

That's not not necessarily true. I'm violently allergic to guinea pigs and rabbits.  As a school based technology specialist, I've walked into classrooms with a guinea pig in a cage maybe 25 feet away and immediately started to have an asthma attack.  With poor air circulation, even a very distant class pet could cause major allergic problems for a kid.

I totally agree that, in general, class pets can be very beneficial to student morale and enthusiasm and can be great for developing responsibility and learning about pet care, but they can be really detrimental to staff and students with severe allergies.  [/quote]

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