I guess we just agree to disagree, then. I think calling a minor inconvenience "suffering" is silly, and encourages an environment where everyone maximizes their complaints instead of ignoring things that are not, actually, painful or incapacitating.
He's not going to ZOT the school into common sense, so what's gained by encouraging his girlfriend's daughter to cry, "But I'm a victim, TOOO!"?
Peoples freedoms are not usually stripped all at once. Chip, chip, chip. It's all part of a larger issue of government control. If people don't speak up, they lose their rights, as has happened in many schools where there is a kid with a peanut allergy.
I have no beef with you deciding not to stand up for loss of liberty. Most won't. I see it every day. One small example - Merry Christmas