The only nuts are the administrators
School To Go Nut-Free Because Of Student's Severe Allergy
Officials Hope Students, Parents Will Voluntarily Comply With Ban
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MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio -- Students across Ohio are finding out what lunch is like without the classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich, as school districts try to make accommodations for the growing numbers of students with food allergies.
NewsChannel5's Debora Lee reported on a Medina County school where nut products are being banned because of a student with a severe allergy.
Buckeye Local School District Superintendent Craig Bailey is trying to make Litchfield Elementary School nut-free because they cause life-threatening allergic reactions for one of the students.
"Under law, we have the responsibility to do what we can to ensure the child's safety in our building," said Bailey.
There are no plans to discipline students who ignore the ban, but Bailey hopes everyone will voluntarily leave the peanut butter at home.
The ban will go into effect next month when the Litchfield students return from spring break.
Bailey also says the ban will likely follow the student into junior high and high school.
Ahhhh#@!$#@! My head ASPLODE!! This is just so fucking stupid, it makes Terry Schiavo look like Stephen Hawking. Let's ban something for 99.9% of the population because it might disrupt the life of .1% of the population. Here's an even better idea. Know what your allergies are, and stay the hell away from things that might kill you. That's why they put warnings on every single food product that was packaged in a facility where nuts are stored. Now you're going to ban PB&J's through HIGH SCHOOL?!?
Christ on crutches. I'm honestly wondering if these people made the story up, or accidentally quoted a story fromThe Onion. If this is real, pray for us all.....
Officials Hope Students, Parents Will Voluntarily Comply With Ban
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MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio -- Students across Ohio are finding out what lunch is like without the classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich, as school districts try to make accommodations for the growing numbers of students with food allergies.
NewsChannel5's Debora Lee reported on a Medina County school where nut products are being banned because of a student with a severe allergy.
Buckeye Local School District Superintendent Craig Bailey is trying to make Litchfield Elementary School nut-free because they cause life-threatening allergic reactions for one of the students.
"Under law, we have the responsibility to do what we can to ensure the child's safety in our building," said Bailey.
There are no plans to discipline students who ignore the ban, but Bailey hopes everyone will voluntarily leave the peanut butter at home.
The ban will go into effect next month when the Litchfield students return from spring break.
Bailey also says the ban will likely follow the student into junior high and high school.
Ahhhh#@!$#@! My head ASPLODE!! This is just so fucking stupid, it makes Terry Schiavo look like Stephen Hawking. Let's ban something for 99.9% of the population because it might disrupt the life of .1% of the population. Here's an even better idea. Know what your allergies are, and stay the hell away from things that might kill you. That's why they put warnings on every single food product that was packaged in a facility where nuts are stored. Now you're going to ban PB&J's through HIGH SCHOOL?!?
Christ on crutches. I'm honestly wondering if these people made the story up, or accidentally quoted a story fromThe Onion. If this is real, pray for us all.....
posted by 
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4 Comments:
i tried commenting earlier, but blogger comments wasn't havin' it :P
that's insane. i hate that. i'm sorry, but that's the parent's responsibility, if not the child's to know what to eat and what not to eat.
god, not the peanut butter!!!!
This is real, I know, it's my wife's cousin's child.
It's not as simple as you think. Obviously the parents know what their child's allergy is. And their child knows perfectly well what the limitations are also, it's truly a matter of life and death.
The child's allergy is very severe, if the child is brought into an environment that has any peanut product, the reaction is severe leading to death if not dealt with immediately. And it's not just limited to physical contact, airborne vapors can lead to a reaction.
I underdstand the initial reaction. I am a parent. If I was told by the school to comply with this demand, I'd have the same knee-jekr reaction. But, stop and think. There ARE alternatives. Baloney sandwiches, Cheese & Jelly, tuna, etc. One brand of chips may have peanut oil, but there are brands that don't. the same goes for candy. A major portion of corporate America understands that there are a large portionof the population that have peanut allergies.
So bottom line. I understand your knee-jerk reaction. But get all the information to make a judgement.
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