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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher, and I think it's important to note that no-nut and no-peanut rules get broken with quite a bit of regularity.  They can be one important piece of keeping kids safe, but they fail pretty often, so you need to have other layers of strategies as well, including being vigilant about noticing what's in other kid's lunches, and teaching the allergic kid to only eat what came from his/her home.[/quote]

Absolutely. As a teacher who is allergic to nuts myself, I'm hyper-vigilant about what kids are served. When the list of students with allergies comes out, I memorize it, even the students with whom I don't work. I keep an updated copy of the list in my desk drawer as well.

But I am definitely the exception, not the norm. I've already stopped questionable snacks from being handed out twice this year already. PTA provides snacks for after testing, and they don't do the best job of making sure the snack is safe even though I've had conversations with them about it. The school nurse even tried to convince me it was fine (it had coconut oil) in one instance, but I called the parent who confirmed her child couldn't eat it. The child (2nd grade) didn't question whether or not it was safe--he was about to eat it. School staff mean well, but do not ever assume that it is completely safe environment.  Definitely teach your kids to advocate for themselves at a very young age.

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