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    by Jack C. Terrslor

    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

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    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

  • by Olivia Bredbenner

    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

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    by Sienna Kristof

    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

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    by WindWhisperer

    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

  • 6 of 19

    by Deborah Markus

    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

  • 7 of 19

    by Aubrey Little

    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

  • 8 of 19

    by Carolyn Tytler

    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

  • 9 of 19

    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

  • 10 of 19

    by Cassie Franks

    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

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    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

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    by Tracy L. Russell

    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

  • 13 of 19

    by Tracy Shearer

    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

  • 14 of 19

    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

  • 15 of 19

    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

  • 16 of 19

    by Maggie Madison

    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

  • 17 of 19

    by Violet Fortune

    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

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    by Gordon Murray

    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

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    by grandfastermash

    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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    by Loretta Murphy-Birster

    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

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    by Dorothy Jo Bourbeau

    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

  • 3 of 56

    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

  • 4 of 56

    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

  • 5 of 56

    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

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    by Rena Sherwood

    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

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    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

  • 8 of 56

    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

  • 9 of 56

    by Tania Lawrence

    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

  • 10 of 56

    by Ashley Benlove

    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

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    by Lime Green Sphere

    "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

  • 12 of 56

    by Sharon MacGregor

    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

  • 13 of 56

    by Samantha Farrow

    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

  • 14 of 56

    by Zak Turchansky

    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

  • 15 of 56

    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

  • 16 of 56

    by Chauncey Dumfry

    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

  • 17 of 56

    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

  • 18 of 56

    by Aimee Zimmerman

    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

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    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

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    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

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