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So if Suzy is in so much danger. She should be home schooled.
Sorry...no child should have their life infringed upon by others.
So your child's inherent right to eat peanut butter at school trumps Suzy's right to a free public education?
Either way, somebody's right to something gets infringed upon - the school, in weighing Joey's right to eat peanut butter against Suzy's right to attend public school without risk of asphyxiation, has decided that Suzy's right wins. This isn't an "individual rights vs. nanny state" issue - it's a question of one group's (peanut butter eating kids) rights weighed against another's (highly allergic kids). If the school was banning peanut butter because it's fattening, or banning sugary foods so the diabetic kids won't feel bad because they can't eat them, or something like that, I'd agree with you, but a kid's right to attend public school in safety, to me, is far more significant than your kid's right to have PB&J for lunch.
Edited to Add: I agree with many who have noted that allergies and "sensitivities" are perhaps over-diagnosed and over-reported, but since I'm not Suzy's doctor, it's not my place to decide that her parents are hypochondriacs and it's cool for Joey to sit next to her and eat peanut butter. If parents say a kid can't be in the room with peanut butter, I think the school needs to take that seriously and react accordingly, because any other course of action would put a kid who IS severely allergic and whose parents AREN'T overreacting at serious risk.
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Yes, the weaker kids with allergies should be eaten by dingoes.
Darwinism, baby.
Although shouldn't Darwinism ALSO weed out the kids who are such special snowflakes that they'll only eat one thing for lunch? I'm pretty sure entire species go extinct over that type of behavior.
So if Suzy is in so much danger. She should be home schooled.
Sorry...no child should have their life infringed upon by others.
Wouldn't it be Suzy's right to an education being infringed on? How is not being able to eat a certain food item for x amount of hours per day an infringement on your rights?
Why? What if my child could only digest peanut butter? Sound outrageous...just as outrageous a thought that every "peanut allergy kid" is going to die because some other student ate a peanut.
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Not unless being in the same room as a sugar-laden product could cause issues with the diabetic child. All of the other restrictions you site are not related in any way to a documented health issue, so they have no real bearing on the topic at hand.
Food allergies are a legitimate health problem, and need be accommodated in public schools. It is a disability in the same way children who require the use of wheelchairs have a disability. Would you be so up in arms about accommodating them?
Funny, all these posts and yours stands out. I am sorry but ones inability to eat a food item is an inconvienience for that person not a disability..
And if you spoke to those that "have" to use wheelchairs many would say your only disabled if you choose to be but those would most likely be older kids with a strong sense of themselves.
Why? What if my child could only digest peanut butter? Sound outrageous...just as outrageous a thought that every "peanut allergy kid" is going to die because some other student ate a peanut.
Seriously, I used to be skeptical but as a coach I've seen some scary, near fatal reactions to very minimal contact. Not "weak" kids per se, some top notch athletes and strong as mules. Part of socialization means we make reasonable accommodations for the greater good. Easiest method is restrict some higher-risk foods. Not perfect but it's reasonable.
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