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Originally posted by sageofages
Along those lines...what about all those candy products that have the warning on the label "made on the same equipment that processes nuts".
I have mixed feelings about this. I think this child should eat his lunch in another location, say the nurse's office, and then join his classmates afterwards for recess. If it were my child, that is what I would request. The allergy is no laughing matter, but to penalize the whole school for one child's needs....you know the "needs of the one out weigh the needs of the whole"?
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Some children have allergies so bad such that even if there was no residul smell (smells can trigger the reaction) - the mere presence of nut on a doorhandle, sink, piece of chalk, toy etc etc could trigger the allergy.
This child is always going to have severe risks in public - no doubt he/she will always have an epi pen nearby (and it can't be stressed enough that epi pens delay the reaction not stop it!). The idea is to minimize the risk to the child.
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