Posted on 01/05/2005 5:17:35 AM PST by WestVirginiaRebel
YORKTOWN, Ind.-Savannah Dowling is a typical 8-year-old girl; much of her protein comes from peanut butter sandwiches.
However, if she wants to bring one to Central Indiana's Pleasant View Elementary School, she has to eat it at a special table to accomodate one first grader with a severe allergy. Soon she'll have to take her lunch to an area the school is calling the "peanut gallery" so the one child with the peanut allergy isn't affected.
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Jeez... Can't they just give the one kid some Allegra?
Has anyone else noticed a similarity between these peanut allergy fanatics and liberal PC mongers? I'm not saying that the allergy is psychosomatic, but I can't understand why society has to change for this.
I'm still irate that there are no peanuts on airplanes anymore.
I thought the words "peanut gallery" were found to have a racist background a few years back. The school had better not call it that or they might offend someone.
Additionally, that poor first grader is likely to develop a case of "peanuts envy".
Sorry, Allegra won't work. Although I think the schools go too far, peanut allergies are a very serious issue. It is literally life and death for some. Trust me.
I'm allergic to liberals lets ban them.
Here is my problem with this. Why does the person who indulges in a "normal" behavior (eating a peanut butter sandwich) have to be ostracized and the child who has the allergy goes about his/ her business?
If a child is allergic to PB, then THEY should be the ones sequestered - not the rest of the school.
If a child is allergic to PB, then THEY should be the ones sequestered - not the rest of the school.
Both of my sons have severe food allergies....peanuts and fish. The only way people can object to the "peanut gallery", is if they don't understand what a food allergy can do to a person. My oldest son almost died from having his throat close up after TOUCHING (not eating) a peanut butter sandwich in the cafeteria. Some people get extremely sick just from SMELLING peanut butter. Until one has had to have their kid (themselves or someone they love) rushed to the emergency room choking and gagging for air while completely covered in huge hives, they may not understand the seriousness of food allergies. I think this is a good idea. My youngest son's school will not allow peanuts or peanut butter on the premisis. As a parent, I am relieved.
My youngest son's school will not allow peanuts or peanut butter on the premisis. As a parent, I am relieved.No offense, but your sons should be the ones "quarantined".
Where does this stop? As I posted earlier, some folks are severely allergic to sunlight (or any UV radiation). Should schools shutter their windows, and ban recess?
Then, I must agree with other posts here that the allergic kids need to be sequestered somewhere. It's obviously too dangerous for them to be in public.
Some children are allergic to dust, lets ban going outside. Some children are allergic to rubber lets ban ball playing. Let's just ban being a kid because someone someplace might be allergic to something.
Because the child with the allergy could DIE, while the other child, at worst, doesn't get a full choice of food for lunch.
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