The problem with peanut allergies is that they can be so life threatening that even contact with peanut residue can cause an anaphylactic reaction.
With gluten sensitivities, you have to eat the food to have the problem. Skin contact doesn’t cause a reaction, as peanuts can.
Peanuts are one of the WORST allergens out there.
There are a lot of overblown conditions, but considering how fast a severe reaction can occur, this girl’s life could literally be in danger. Her airway could swell shut in seconds.
And think of this.....
She and her family would be depending on the public school to initially treat her should she have a reaction, until professional help can be had.
That is down right scary. But I had to deal with that foolish nurse who fought with me over the inhaler. I got so mad that Sassy couldn't keep her inhaler at her desk I had my lawyer ( her Godfather) write a letter to the BOE threatening a lawsuit. She was able to have her inhaler. If she had to wait for that nurse to waddle down to the classroom with the inhaler she could have died.
If they REALLY cared for her, then she wouldn’t be in public school with all the other kids. There is absolutely NO WAY you can guarantee a peanut-free school for all traces.
If they are that sensitive, a kid eating a peanut cracker BEFORE school could touch little PRECIOUS and then what!