Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been at 2 charters. Each updated food policy based on children's needs.

FYI - just b/c a school is nut free does not mean that everyone always follows it. There was snack served in aftercare of Honey NUT Cheerios. They must have missed the nut part.

You obviously know nothing about peanut/tree nut allergies. Or labels. Try reading the one re: honey nut Cheerios...

According to this article, those with allergies to almonds and therefore nuts and peanuts (to be on the safe side) should not eat Honey Nut Cheerios.

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/09/heres-why-honey-nut-cheerios-dont-contain-nuts/

This article also notes that there is an almond allergy warning on the box for Honey Nut Cheerios. Our allergist instructed us to not eat foods with "may contain" or "may be processed with" nuts or peanuts as well as allergen warnings for nuts or peanuts. Research also supports this since apparently about 13% of the time these foods are contaminated with enough allergen to cause a reaction. Furthermore, even those with just peanut allergy alone should also avoid nuts to be on the safe side since nuts are often contaminated with peanuts.

Our kid's charter school is peanut & tree nut free.

We were at another charter that had some peanut free classrooms. Little kids only ate in their own classrooms, anyway.

Our DCPS is not entirely nut free. If there's a kid with an allergy, the classroom is nut free. OP, also keep in mind that the school nurse has to hang on to the Epipen which I think is outrageous considering the nurse is not always there.

OP here: I'm not firmly on the nut-free team, just wondering. The world certainly isn't nut free, and I know its my job to teach my kid to be safe. Just not sure how much of a bubble the schools are, especially with 3 year olds in the building.

Should be "nut free" and "allergy aware."

Sorry!

Our charter, DCPS and middle aren't but free.

I think the "nut free" movement is outdated. Aren't most schools moving away from that to "alert aware?"

Our EOTP school is not nut-free and neither is the WOTP school our neighbor attends. No nuts are served in the school-provided meals but there is no policy against kids bringing in nut foods from home. It seems like DCPS is behind the curve here!

Anonymous wrote:I have been at 2 charters. Each updated food policy based on children's needs.

FYI - just b/c a school is nut free does not mean that everyone always follows it. There was snack served in aftercare of Honey NUT Cheerios. They must have missed the nut part.

You obviously know nothing about peanut/tree nut allergies. Or labels. Try reading the one re: honey nut Cheerios...

Anonymous wrote:Our upper NW DCPS is not peanut free.

Wow, which school is this? Seems....outdated.

CMI is peanut free - also teaches kids about allergies in the class. As my daughter came home explaining to me one day after eating peanuts I had to wash my hands so I wouldn't get the dust on the toys and make other kids sick.

Every elementary school I toured was nut free.

Our charter elementary was nut free -- constant reminders about it.

I have been at 2 charters. Each updated food policy based on children's needs.

FYI - just b/c a school is nut free does not mean that everyone always follows it. There was snack served in aftercare of Honey NUT Cheerios. They must have missed the nut part.

Our upper NW DCPS is not peanut free.

We'll be doing the lottery next fall for our two year old and while I haven't even started to research other than talking to friends, I was wondering if all DCPS and Charter schools are peanut free? Our daughter has a pretty severe allergy, and while she'll have an epipen, I was wondering if I need to start teaching her to self-advocate and ask re: peanuts. I realize that's in our future, but she's no where there on being able to ask and understand her allergy. Any advice on doing this in a school setting is welcomed!