It’s not that the school doesn’t want certain students singled out. It’s that the school’s lawyers don’t want to be sued if one of these students come into contact with a peanut. I’ve heard teachers say the reason all peanuts have to be banned is because the allergic kids will try to swap sandwiches with those who do have pbj.
People with allergies do sometimes seek out the foods they’re allergic too. I remember one girl I dated back in the 70s. Took her out to dinner where she ordered lobster. A few hours later I had to take her to the emergency room. That’s when I found out she was shellfish allergic. I asked why she ordered it when she knew she waa allergic and she said she just loved the taste. That was our last date.
Smart move. I love lobster & wouldn't mind if my husband was allergic. If he was I could have it all.
Our school doesn't ban it, just tags the child who brings PB&J to school. Then they must sit at the PB&J table.
The reason peanuts have to be banned has nothing to do with students trading sandwiches. It is because the allergy can be so severe that if one child gets peanut butter on the lunch table and wipes it up with a napkin, there is oil left on the table that could be fatal for a child with a severe peanut allergy. Likewise, if a child has peanut oil on their hands, and touches someone who has a peanut allergy it can be absorbed through the skin and cause a reaction. This happened to boy in elementary school with me. He died.
All of the concern is not about children that are over pampered or not smart, it is about an allergy that is so severe that many people die from it each year. Children with peanut allergies are normal kids, that can and should attend school with other children. I can’t believe the number of posters who would rather tell the allergic child they aren’t fit to attend school, than tell their child that they will have to eat another kind of sandwich for lunch. It is very disappointing.