Question by Lola Eliza: Do you think my daughter could go in school?
My daughter has severe food allergies. She has allergies to Milk, Wheat, Soy, Pork, Beef, and Steak. She also has allergies to cats and dogs. She is 10 and knows to ask every kid if they touched anything she’s allergic to before they go close to her. Anyway, I’ve been homeschooling her. But she really wants to go in public school. So my question is, do you think it would be safe for her to go into public school with her allergies?
Oh, and she’s also allergic to nuts.
That website does not help.
Yes, she is. She has SEVERE food allergies! She can get a reaction just by touching it! Especially to milk and wheat!

Best answer:

Answer by Maria
Ofcourse she can go to school.You can pack her lunch every day for her so You know what she is eating. And the school will be able to work with you and her so she is safe.

Is she really allergic to the food just by TOUCHING it? I doubt it. Food allergies are usualy from consumption. If a kid just drank a milk.. then wants to playing with you daughter… she will be fine because she is not CONSUMING the milk.

relax….it’s scary I know but if you continue to be so overbearing she will come to resent you.

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Question by bella: Food allergies and school, is this going too far? ?
My son is about to start school next week and we just got back from our parent teacher meeting. This year there is a child in school that has an allergy to nuts/tree nuts. Therefore all nut products are banned from school. No big deal, we aren’t big peanut butter eaters and my son prefers cream cheese and jelly sandwiches. So it will not be a problem at all. But this part is. The parents of this child are now demanding that we not eat any peanut products or products manufactured in a plant that manufacture nut products. These people are actually telling us how to eat in our own homes. If I want to bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies for an after school snack for my kids, I can’t. If I eat a granola bar before picking up my son from school I have to shower and change clothes. These parents are refusing any type of compromise regarding the peanut products at home.

Now there is another family saying that their child is allergic to milk/wheat, they now want to ban dairy products and wheat products from lunch.

Another parent has a child severely allergic to pet dander from cats/dogs, and want families to now put their children’s school clothing in plastic bags and also put their backpacks in bags as well so their child doesn’t get exposed to pet hair.

What are we supposed to do? I am all for protecting these kids, but is this going too far? I have two children that I am responsible for and now I’m responsible for the health and well being of all of these others. What am I supposed to do? If I send the wrong thing to school I can kill someone, and now I am responsible for that.

Do you think that maybe we should home school our children so that something they eat doesn’t kill someone? What should we do?

Best answer:

Answer by Christa <3
I don’t think they can tell you how to eat at home, let alone enforce it

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My son is about to start school next week and we just got back from our parent teacher meeting. This year there is a child in school that has an allergy to nuts/tree nuts. Therefore all nut products are banned from school. No big deal, we aren’t big peanut butter eaters and my son prefers cream cheese and jelly sandwiches. So it will not be a problem at all. But this part is. The parents of this child are now demanding that we not eat any peanut products or products manufactured in a plant that manufacture nut products. These people are actually telling us how to eat in our own homes. If I want to bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies for an after school snack for my kids, I can’t. If I eat a granola bar before picking up my son from school I have to shower and change clothes. These parents are refusing any type of compromise regarding the peanut products at home.

Now there is another family saying that their child is allergic to milk/wheat, they now want to ban dairy products and wheat products from lunch.

Another parent has a child severely allergic to pet dander from cats/dogs, and want families to now put their children’s school clothing in plastic bags and also put their backpacks in bags as well so their child doesn’t get exposed to pet hair.

What are we supposed to do? I am all for protecting these kids, but is this going too far? I have two children that I am responsible for and now I’m responsible for the health and well being of all of these others. What am I supposed to do? If I send the wrong thing to school I can kill someone, and now I am responsible for that.

Do you think that maybe we should home school our children so that something they eat doesn’t kill someone? What should we do?