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Hey, I never said "so why bother", stop putting statements in my mouth. I had a neighbor lose a child due to a bee sting at the age of 4. So don't give me this crap about "you don't understand serious allergies" nonsense.

Yes, your child may die if they come in contact with peanut butter. I may die if I have an asthma attack and don't have a rescue inhaler. How do I handle it? I carry my inhaler with me and make sure that I always have one available.

It's called personal responsibility.

The rules set up by this school board WILL NOT PROTECT ANY CHILD FROM DYING!

What you have been doing for your daughter will protect her life, but what this school board has done is of such minimal protection that even the organization that advocates for nut allergies has said that it is a useless gesture.

But you can't see it. Every argument you make is personal and emotional, even when others have acknowledged how difficult it is for you, you attack them. I didn't say "So they die, who cares!" (read my first post again), I said that if your child will die from someone eating peanut butter before talking to them, they are not going to survive a normal childhood.

From that position I asked the question "How do you protect them from X"

If your assertion that peanut dust can kill, then how is a school stopping all treat trading going to help the person avoid all peanut dust?

Peanut dust is found everywhere, it doesn't magically get contained at the school door.

What about someone eating peanuts at a ballgame and wearing the same jacket to school the next day? How will the banning of treat trading stop the peanut dust on his jacket from killing the hyper-allergic child next to him?

Oh, I'm sorry. That's a logical question and not one based on emotion and your personal situation.