I worked at a Montessori school one summer where they had a rule like that. But only the classroom with the peanut allergic child had that rule (since they eat in their classrooms). There was a big sign on the door. This kid could literally die if he was exposed to your breath and you had eaten peanut butter toast for breakfast...no joke. One time, he actually did have a reaction at school, but that was before I worked there.
As for banning it for the whole school, I can see where htey are coming from. But the fact is, the kids have to learn to live life in the "real world"...the mall, the grocery store, your workplace....none of those places will ever be peanut free.
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