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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 products into school, is a very leaky and selfishly constructed, (in my humble opinion), "human rights" case, which doesn't quite strike a chord with me, as this is far too important a matter to be playing the "human rights" card, especially without any real standpoint to comment from.

The person with the child susceptible to anaphylactic attacks, or indeed the person who has lost a child to anaphylaxis, has a very real, poignant and terrifying standpoint to scream their message from the mountains if need be.

The facts when spelled out plainly and concisely and they are simple and about as basic as anything ever could be, peanuts and peanut based products and even products made in a kitchen or production area where peanuts are present or where cross contamination can occur, can be a little irritant to some children, they can cause very concerning reactions and painful swelling to others,

AND TO A SMALL PERCENTAGE THEY CAN BE FATAL, DEADLY . . . THEY CAN KILL ! ! !

Yes, they can AND DO kill, most of us are aware of this, but never really think of the actuality of the situation, peanuts can kill children or adults if they come into contact with then, i didn't say if they eat them, i said if they come into contact with them.

So whose human rights are we to be most concerned about . . ?, the child who may be cruelly forced to endure a full six or seven hour school-day without peanut based snacks, (well perish the thought eh!) or the child whose life may END! that very day, because a parent decided that little Timmy must have his Snickers bar with his lunch or his life wouldn't be worth living. I believe this one is a solid gold watertight open and shut case, a classic "NO BRAINER" to use the popular American term.

The second, final and only other conceivable argument that i can fore-see is the one that maybe we shouldn't over protect our children and that they need to be aware of the consequences of their actions. They also need to know what they can and cannot eat in the real world to enable them to function as responsible and diligent adults who don't suffer from chicken licken syndrome.

For arguments sake and in the true spirit of debate let me take this in to account and process the information through my mind and see where this new piece of information brings me .

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