Are Fruits and Flakes Next?
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Valle Verde Elementary School in Walnut Creek, Calif., has adopted a draconian ban on "peanut butter sandwiches and other nut products" because the mother of a five-year-old student says her son suffers from life-threatening allergies. The school decreed that "all kindergarten students will begin the day by washing hands with soap and water . . . supervised by classroom staff." What's more, parents said that on the first day of school "their kids' backpacks and lunch boxes were searched for peanut butter sandwiches and such."
Yeah, well, good luck trying to establish a nut-free zone in California. 12:01 PM
For some reason this was in the "Style" section and not the "Assclowns and Their Ill-formed Opinions" section.
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An East Bay elementary school's ban on peanut butter sandwiches and other nut products in its kindergarten classes has some parents questioning whether school district administrators overreacted to concerns for one allergic child.
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The parents of other kindergarten students were informed of the situation in a letter from school officials, who decreed that "all kindergarten students will begin the day by washing hands with soap and water . . . supervised by classroom staff."
Then they learned that a licensed vocational nurse has been hired to monitor the student. On the first day of school, parents said, their kids' backpacks and lunch boxes were searched for peanut butter sandwiches and such.
District spokeswoman Sue Berg acknowledged that "the principal said the first day they did have to confiscate or set aside" some food.
Sorry, little Billy, no lunch for you today.
Walnut Creek allergist and immunologist Dr. Nancy Mozelsio earlier in the day told The Chronicle that it is not unusual for schools to create a "nut- free zone" for allergic students. Children are asked not to bring nut products to class, and even items like coconut sunblock are checked.
A Nut-Free Zone in San Francisco, California? Let's consult the List of Things That Just Are Not Going To Be Happening Anytime Soon...
