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My daughter's teacher requested that we not make peanut butter/jelly sandwiches for her anymore because a student in her class had a peanut allergy. Rather than have them sit at separate tables, we now cannot make our daughter's favorite sandwich for her.
So in some cases parents are being told not to make certain things for their own kids as well.
Kids sit by class in the cafeteria? When I was in school, we sat with our friends.
I dont live in your area....but do have a child (is 9 now) with several food allergies....peanuts, milk, eggs and tree nuts. And his blood work is tested once every 6 months and we see a specialist at a special Allergy Clinic in Wisconsin. At our school in northwestern Minnesota.... students can sit with friends or wherever they want starting in Kindergarten. Now our son is the only one in his grade with a peanut allergy (and his peanut IgE levels are very high). Because the chance of a deadly reaction to peanuts is higher for him than his other allergies, the school has a peanut safe table where he sits, and anyone else is allowed to sit there if they dont have peanut butter products. The school uses Sunbutter for its lunches (no peanuts but this uses sunflower seeds) but kids can bring in peanut butter products for lunch just not sit as the table designated peanut safe. The teacher he has sends a letter out to parents about someone having food allergies and to avoid sending any treats with peanuts. Now parents can send in home baked cookies, etc and for our son we make sure there is a supply of cookies/treats he can eat ... most of Oreo's. His milk/egg levels are high but not high enough that for products that include milk he would have a reaction if touched. Now if eaten that is a different story.
Each kid in the allergy realm is different and each school district is different.
It is a disturbing trend meals served at public schools are becoming unhealthy. Not many kids can tolerate vegan diets. Healthy options of pizza, chicken sandwiches, fries and milk are being eliminated.
I dont live in your area....but do have a child (is 9 now) with several food allergies....peanuts, milk, eggs and tree nuts. And his blood work is tested once every 6 months and we see a specialist at a special Allergy Clinic in Wisconsin. At our school in northwestern Minnesota.... students can sit with friends or wherever they want starting in Kindergarten. Now our son is the only one in his grade with a peanut allergy (and his peanut IgE levels are very high). Because the chance of a deadly reaction to peanuts is higher for him than his other allergies, the school has a peanut safe table where he sits, and anyone else is allowed to sit there if they dont have peanut butter products. The school uses Sunbutter for its lunches (no peanuts but this uses sunflower seeds) but kids can bring in peanut butter products for lunch just not sit as the table designated peanut safe. The teacher he has sends a letter out to parents about someone having food allergies and to avoid sending any treats with peanuts. Now parents can send in home baked cookies, etc and for our son we make sure there is a supply of cookies/treats he can eat ... most of Oreo's. His milk/egg levels are high but not high enough that for products that include milk he would have a reaction if touched. Now if eaten that is a different story.
Each kid in the allergy realm is different and each school district is different.
Dan East Grand Forks Minnesota
It must be very difficult to manage, but I'm glad your school district manages to try to appease everyone, instead of focusing on only 1 party.
DaninEGF -- Since almond butter is more readily available, do you think that's a good alternative to peanut butter. My son LOVES PB&J and starts school in the fall. I rather send him with an Almond Butter sandwich just in case if that's a better option.
DaninEGF -- Since almond butter is more readily available, do you think that's a good alternative to peanut butter. My son LOVES PB&J and starts school in the fall. I rather send him with an Almond Butter sandwich just in case if that's a better option.
Hi there.... yes it is a better alternative. You can be allergic to peanuts and not to almond, cashews, or other nuts. Our son is allergic to almond, but not cashews. It is up to you and your school and each kid is different...but my from experience and talking with doctors....almond and peanuts are to separate things.
It must be very difficult to manage, but I'm glad your school district manages to try to appease everyone, instead of focusing on only 1 party.
I agree....as parents we are not for no peanut butter at school. We just ask that precautions are in place for him that are reasonable. Each kid is different and there are those very few that are allergic to airborne peanut dust, etc and cannot even go to stores where peanuts in shells are sold. That is not us and these differences are why each kid should be tested frequently for changes.
We look at it as it is our responsbility to work with the school to make things safe for our son, but also instilling the confidence that he knows to ask about food before taking something from another kid to eat. We dont expect other parents to bend over backwards for us....that to me is not reasonable.
Dan
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