School lunch issue

[FlyingRon]

The school is doing what they feel is prudent in ensuring your child's safety while in their care. Your letter will no do good. If his peanut allergy is bad enough that you felt it necessary for them to know about, then it's bad enough to do what they feel like they need to to make sure he and other children are safe. He's getting the same treatment as every other child with a food allergy.

So he'll need to eat, then go play with his friends.

Sorry, I strongly disagree. The mandate on the school system is to put the child in the least restrictive environment. There are lots of people who have food allergies that aren't manifested unless they actually consume the food. Sure it mandates telling the school, but unless there is some direct experience with this kid having an allergic reaction from being in a peanut environment, the exclusion is unwarranted (and frankly there's quite a bit of controversy in the medical community if these quarantines are merited).

Of course, since nice letters haven't worked so far, you're going to have to try working with the Principal and School Health people and if that doesn't work, find an educational lawyer.

 

[justalayman]

elbie;3031312]...ok. Maybe this is a cultural difference. I don't tell schools and then expect them to do something about it. It's an awareness issue. If your child reacts to bees - you inform the school, so they know. You don't expect them to trap and kill all bees in the area. If your child has mild controlled asthma, you would likely inform the school - so they know. If something happened.
I find the school's behavior odd, and their reluctance to enter into any discussion about it with us to be unusual - which makes me think it's not actually about my son or his health at all.

a peanut allergy is very different than either of the situations you speak of. There is no way to compare them.

Not his doctor. An insurance company.

You had an insurance company require him to carry an epipen? WHAT??!!!!. An insurance company cannot prescribe an epipen. It requires a doctor to do so. but what does your insurance company have to do with his medical care? Something sounds really wrong with this.

That may have to be plan b

.it should be plan A since the school is doing nothing wrong here.

To be perfectly honest, he doesn't know what that is yet. And neither do I. So he's probably ok about it at the moment. Anyway, he thinks peanuts are gross.

how about peanut butter? or any candybar with peanuts in it or any of thousands of products that have peanuts, peanut oil, or have been processed along with peanuts so the harmful product is there.

I know people the deep dry turkeys using peanut oil. Would that be harmful to him?

Is that something that American children do?? Because as far as I know, he's never experienced that during any previous 'free range' school lunch. My son's not about to eat a peanut. I have a rather strong faith in him on that one.

yes, that is something he might experience especially if a bully finds out about his allergy and wants to make fun of him.

Ah-ha. Is that so. You make this sound like a losing battle? A letter from us would give them no cover at all?

No, it wouldn't.

 

[stealth2]

I'm finding it difficult to shake the feeling that OP thinks Americans in general, but American kids in particular, are stupid and not on the same level as her son...

 

[ecmst12]

I think it's more that OP thinks american ADULTS are dumber than her child.

 

[startedone]

Some districts are going "peanut free" meaning that no nuts are allowed. Its getting to be out of control.

I got allergies, I got ADD, I got ADHD ... no, no you don't .. you have a simple case of BEING ALIVE.

Having a peanut free table is good enough.

This parent made the decision to tell the gov't some medical information ~ big mistake ... "SWARM SWARM SWARM" .. you should be happy that a SWAT team doesn't follow him around all day...at least not yet.

Advice to kids with acute peanut allergies: ask for your kid to eat at the peanut table 'cause your kid thinks its the "cool table" and agree to no peanut products.

 

[stealth2]

Some districts are going "peanut free" meaning that no nuts are allowed. Its getting to be out of control.

I got allergies, I got ADD, I got ADHD ... no, no you don't .. you have a simple case of BEING ALIVE.

Having a peanut free table is good enough.

This parent made the decision to tell the gov't some medical information ~ big mistake ... "SWARM SWARM SWARM" .. you should be happy that a SWAT team doesn't follow him around all day...at least not yet.

Advice to kids with acute peanut allergies: ask for your kid to eat at the peanut table 'cause your kid thinks its the "cool table" and agree to no peanut products.

Starting early?