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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of you parents are packing snack bars that I know have nuts because I've checked the labels and have had a hard time finding ones that do not contain nuts or aren't made in a shared facility.

Are you in public school? Because that's not allowed and really thoughtless to the kids who have allergies. [/quote]

the world does not revolve around your kid-grow up.  Nuts are way better than gold fish, pirate booty crackers etc my kids need protein and love nuts so they take them.[/quote]

Your school allows nuts in the classroom or do you just disregard the rules? Our kids' teachers don't even allow granola/energy bars since most of them are made on shared equipment with nuts.
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Not the PP that you are responding to, but our public elementary school allows nuts in the classroom.  Well, DD's classroom at least.  I'm not sure about all the classrooms in the school.  The cafeteria is definitely not nut-free.  My DD gets PBJ's for lunch all the time.

Honestly, the kids really need to learn to watch out for their own allergies.  I say that as wife to a nut-allergic DH and mom to an egg-allergic DD.  Both carry epi-pens and know they need to be cautious.  At a very basic level, they don't share food, and, when in doubt, abstain.  For example, on Dr. Seuss day, my DD's Kindergarten class celebrated with a green egg and ham breakfast.  DD made sure she got a ham-only plate and alerted the parent volunteers that she needed a piece that hadn't come into contact with the eggs.  They've both learned at a young age to take care of themselves and feel that it's unfair to rely on other people to manage your allergies.

That said, we've been in nut-free classes before for camp, preschool, etc. and always follow the rules.[/quote]

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