Home Featured Content Article Archive Directors' Choice Awards About Us Activities & Curriculum Arts & Crafts Teacher Quicksource Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Blog State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 10/4/2005 5:53:00 PM Author: Rhonda (cilleypeople@direcway.com) Subject: I just came upon this post after learnin... I just came upon this post after learning that our 2 year old son has a severe allergy to tree nuts. I have to say, I am shocked at some of the posts on here that are in favor of anything from sending a child out of a classroom so a kid could enjoy a peanutbutter cookie - to the suggestion of sending your child to a private school - all so that kids can eat peanuts. You have got to be kidding me? And those of you who believe the allergy is simply too hyped up - I have had to watch my son twice in the past week get completely covered in hives from head to toe, his lips swelling, his eyes swelling, he has been in the emergency room, and we now have to carry an epipen with him wherever he goes. Both times it was simply from coming in contact with oil from a nut. Not even the actual nut! If a kid in school eats a peanutbutter sandwich, then goes to get up from the table and pushes the chair back in and my son comes up hours later and pulls the chair out to sit in it - he will have a reaction and it is severe and it is scary! School is a place that children go to learn - NOT to have a privilege of eating peanuts. I cannot believe that people get offended. What is this were your child?? Are you honestly telling me that you would expect him to go to a private school or should he wear gloves so that he is not touching anything in a classroom that could have 10 peanutbutter sandwiches at lunch. Name: Email: Subject

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