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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 458071" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>The hardest part with things like nut allergies, is that to accomodate one (small) set of students' needs, another (small) set of students gets their needs trampled on.</p><p>And there IS no easy solution. </p><p>But it really is hard to take when it is MY child being trampled on.</p><p></p><p>OK, I can understand banning peanuts. The highest proportion of nut allergies are peanuts, and there are LOTS of other nuts that can be substituted. We could live with this.</p><p></p><p>But no...</p><p>In a city with multiple highschools, every single school is required to be 100% nut free - ALL nuts - tree nuts, ground nuts - no peanuts, almonds, soybeans, pine nuts - no NUTTIN.</p><p>Every Single School???</p><p></p><p>And the kid who has multiple medical conditions and requires a healthy balanced snack with a critical balance of protein, carb, fat and fibre between every single class... can't get that. Because it is impossible to meet all 4 requirements with something palitable that can be eaten on the run between classes... unless you use nuts. So by second period, he's zoning out due to blood sugar problems - followed by teachers making him look like an idiot because he isn't paying attention - followed by bullying by the other kids at recess... (drinking Ensure guarantees being beaten up - and it doesn't meet the required balance)</p><p></p><p>And when we try to advocate for this? "Your childs needs are so extreme and so specialized that there is no way to accomodate his needs. He either needs to learn to cope with the situation, or you need to home school him."</p><p></p><p>Yes I get it that nut allergies can be life threatening.</p><p>So is suicide - from the extreme on-going treatment at the hands of teachers and students.</p><p></p><p>Yes parents and students dealing with severe allergies (not just nuts - there are other food triggers too) face huge push-back from the general population.</p><p>So do we. We've had snacks stolen from back-packs during class, with the teacher watching - AFTER the teacher is aware of the problem and the need for the snacks - and the teacher just says "no kid needs that many snacks - what else do you expect if you bring food to class?" I can't show up every 55 minutes with the next snack to be eaten outside of school with a handwash before returning... all in 5 minutes.</p><p></p><p>Ban peanuts everywhere - other nuts (and other key foods depending on need) from a published, limited cross-section of schools - and provide free transportation to students with either set of needs who cannot use the nearest appropriate school (not all schools have all programs, but most programs are in at least 2 schools)</p><p>Is it too much to ask that we find ways to accomodate ALL the dietary needs of ALL of our students in a practical manner?</p><p>Apparently so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 458071, member: 11791"] The hardest part with things like nut allergies, is that to accomodate one (small) set of students' needs, another (small) set of students gets their needs trampled on. And there IS no easy solution. But it really is hard to take when it is MY child being trampled on. OK, I can understand banning peanuts. The highest proportion of nut allergies are peanuts, and there are LOTS of other nuts that can be substituted. We could live with this. But no... In a city with multiple highschools, every single school is required to be 100% nut free - ALL nuts - tree nuts, ground nuts - no peanuts, almonds, soybeans, pine nuts - no NUTTIN. Every Single School??? And the kid who has multiple medical conditions and requires a healthy balanced snack with a critical balance of protein, carb, fat and fibre between every single class... can't get that. Because it is impossible to meet all 4 requirements with something palitable that can be eaten on the run between classes... unless you use nuts. So by second period, he's zoning out due to blood sugar problems - followed by teachers making him look like an idiot because he isn't paying attention - followed by bullying by the other kids at recess... (drinking Ensure guarantees being beaten up - and it doesn't meet the required balance) And when we try to advocate for this? "Your childs needs are so extreme and so specialized that there is no way to accomodate his needs. He either needs to learn to cope with the situation, or you need to home school him." Yes I get it that nut allergies can be life threatening. So is suicide - from the extreme on-going treatment at the hands of teachers and students. Yes parents and students dealing with severe allergies (not just nuts - there are other food triggers too) face huge push-back from the general population. So do we. We've had snacks stolen from back-packs during class, with the teacher watching - AFTER the teacher is aware of the problem and the need for the snacks - and the teacher just says "no kid needs that many snacks - what else do you expect if you bring food to class?" I can't show up every 55 minutes with the next snack to be eaten outside of school with a handwash before returning... all in 5 minutes. Ban peanuts everywhere - other nuts (and other key foods depending on need) from a published, limited cross-section of schools - and provide free transportation to students with either set of needs who cannot use the nearest appropriate school (not all schools have all programs, but most programs are in at least 2 schools) Is it too much to ask that we find ways to accomodate ALL the dietary needs of ALL of our students in a practical manner? Apparently so. [/QUOTE]
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