Illyria
03-23-2005, 10:44 AM
School bans PB&Js because one one student is allergic to nuts-
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.
http://www.newsnet5.com/education/4305177/detail.html
My daughter is in half day school, and a girl in the am class has a peanut allergy, not even in my daughters class. But she can not bring any peanuts, peanut butter cracker or anything of the sort. They also wash their hands several times as to not cross contaminate any toys, in case the kids had PBJ for lunch at home. I asked the teacher what will this child do next year. She will have to sit at a peanut free table in the cafeteria. I can't imagine going through that--everything these days has been touched by nuts, on conveyor belts, everywhere.
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.
http://www.newsnet5.com/education/4305177/detail.html
My daughter is in half day school, and a girl in the am class has a peanut allergy, not even in my daughters class. But she can not bring any peanuts, peanut butter cracker or anything of the sort. They also wash their hands several times as to not cross contaminate any toys, in case the kids had PBJ for lunch at home. I asked the teacher what will this child do next year. She will have to sit at a peanut free table in the cafeteria. I can't imagine going through that--everything these days has been touched by nuts, on conveyor belts, everywhere.