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Yes unequivocally. The first of only two possible arguments that i can fore-see anybody having to this particular debate - in favour of their child bringing peanut based prod...read more
by L.A. Wolfe
As the parent of an eight year old child allergic to peanuts, I would breathe easier if peanut products were banned from school. My son, Noah, is extremely careful about what h...read more
On going education is needed regarding precautions related to all allergies. But the peanut allergy, its risks and precautions is something that needs to be reviewed time and a...read more
With peanut allergies on the rise I think it is the responsibility of schools to ban peanuts and peanut products. Anaphylaxis is not a joke and many schools are not fully equipp...read more
Banning peanut products from schools isn't as stupid as it sounds, yes you can fill out all the necessary paper work you need to on your child in enrolling time but that does...read more
I used to think that the idea of banning peanut products in schools was ridiculous. Sure, I felt sorry for kids who were allergic, but why should a minority dictate to the vast...read more
The most important thing to remember in this debate is that ultimately we are trying to ensure the safety of all of the children who attend schools. I believe that not only shou...read more
Suppose you owned a dog who was fine with your own family, but who was vicious around strangers. Would you send the dog to school with your youngster for "Show and Tell"? Of co...read more
by Louanne Cox
Yes, school districts should bar anyone from bringing peanut products to the school. This is because of how wide-spread peanut allergies have become and how susceptible some p...read more
I agree that peanut products should be banned from schools. Up until recently I never really felt passionate about this. I heard a case about a young child that died on a school...read more
by lisadell
I agree that banning peanut butter in our schools is a topic to be seriously considered. My daughter has multiple allergies, i.e. soy, carrots, cucumbers, tree nuts, peanuts, e...read more
Public schools in the United States are required to provide our children with not only an education, but also a safe environment in which to learn. As a health care professional...read more
I was once those relatives of small children that thought that every child should be able to bring whatever they wanted to school and the children with allergies should have to ...read more
by Paula Bryan
School Boards should definitely ban peanut products from being brought into our schools. If there is even one student within a specific school community, who has a life-threate...read more
by Norma Loewen
It is true that children need to learn with their allergies and there are many times and places for them to do so. However, school should be a safe and healthy environment for ...read more
Remember those taffy apples we used to get at school? Well the fumes from those peanuts can send a kid to the hospital today. School must bar anyone from bringing peanut produc...read more
My answer is YES "but" first determine if anyone in the student body is allergic to peanuts. If not, then NO, peanut products should not be banned unless there is a real perceiv...read more
Some allergy suffers are severely impaired, so intense are their sensitivities. Are they due consideration? At least some. In such case as standard school cleaning supplies ...read more
Kids with peanut allergies can die if they are exposed to peanuts. Even a trace of it can be lethal. They have to carry around a needle to inject themselves if they come into co...read more
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School districts cannot, nor should they, bar anyone from bringing peanut products to school. A school is a replication of community - a small society within a larger one. Scho...read more
While I do feel sorry for children who are at risk of getting seriously ill or worse from a simple over site, I can not understand how anyone could ban peanut products from scho...read more
by TL Carter
Banning peanuts or peanut products in schools merely give the illusion of protecting students without actually making them safe. Additionally, it reinforces the notion that some...read more
by Ann Chin
I disagree that school districts should bar anyone from bringing peanut products to school I am allergic to peanuts. You may think I am making a mistake on writing for the wr...read more
by Raven Lebeau
Absolutely not. The risk posed to people with peanut allergy is far to great. We aren't talking about hay fever here! We're talking about a potentially deadly reaction. Ye...read more
More and more schools and school districts are banning peanut products from the classroom. In 2007, one California school district even went so far as to ban all peanut product...read more
by Kate Johns
Are schools going to do have peanut sniffing dogs at all the school doors sniffing for contraband peanut products into school? Then what, the youngster involved gets arrested an...read more
by Tinya Smith
School districts should not ban peanut products from everyone. Peanut products are not the only allergen that can cause severe reactions. Eventually you would have to ban eating...read more
And what would we do, search every child at the door on the way in? Honestly, if we tried to fairly address all the food allergies out there (many of them as "lethal" as peanut...read more
I understand that a lot of people are allergic to peanuts. A lot of people are allergic to pollen, mold, cat hair. Some people don't like milk and are lactose intolerant (I'm on...read more
"Where do we stop?" Peanut products themselves are not the problem, and school districts should not be held responsible for making these types of restrictions. It's perfectly...read more
School districts are responsible to provide a safe learning environment for all children. The bar, unfortunately, must be placed on bringing dangerous tools or weapons, drugs, ...read more
When I was a child, taking a peanut butter sandwich to school was a normal event; now, it is banned in most schools. First, let me ask you this; how old were we when our mothers...read more
This debate can be solved with one simple concept that we all know and love: equality. If Pete Feast over here has a peanut allergy, or if he and his brother have a peanut a...read more
by SOAP
"We should burn every peanut plant on earth and every other pollen producing plant and kill all the bees. Little boys should be castrated in case something bad happens. Let's ma...read more
The idea of banning peanuts and peanut products from schools is a function of our generation being reared by overprotective baby boomers. A good many of us grew up on schoolyard...read more
by Mizuko Koi
While I understand that some people have dangerous allergies to peanuts, I find the idea of barring people from bringing peanut products to school absurd. I think it's just anot...read more
As a parent of a young child with a severe allergy to peanuts, I am asked my opinion on this fairly often. It generally surprises people that I do not advocate for the school d...read more
by Gena Nelson
Fewer than one percent of Americans are allergic to peanuts. Many more people have a wheat allergy. Some are allergic to soy, or dairy products, or eggs. Should those also be ...read more
by Regina
The fact that school districts would even consider banning peanut products is an outrageous idea to me. First, and foremost, it is unfortunate that any of us must suffer from...read more