Talk about the party you're planning!| Allergies, bans on peanuts, latex balloons, etc... what do you think about it? | | It seems that allergies are becoming more popular...
and there are now some bans against things to prevent children from being exposed to the things that they are deathly allergic to...
I saw this opinion piece on the net regarding the banning of peanuts in the schools in Rhode Island:"Regarding the new Rhode Island law that prohibits elementary and middle schools that have a pupil with an allergy to peanuts or tree nuts from selling peanut or other nut products in their cafeterias:I have a child with special needs who also has severe allergies to latex, soy, dairy and thimerisol. She’s now 13 and in all her years of public school, we have never had to get her epi pen out. Why? Because we educated everyone around her.Some of my friends’ children also have allergies, such as to gluten. Are we going to ban bread? Dairy? Have a food-free zone at school?I understand severe allergies probably more than most people. Yet I’m not demanding that we create a law for every allergy that my daughter has. First, you can’t, and shouldn’t be able to, control what others bring in. In my child’s case, pencil erasers, rubber balls, etc., cannot even be in the room or she starts... | |
| | | Latex allergy | | Has anybody out there suffering from latex allergy i.e. allergic to anything made from natural rubber latex such as latex gloves, mattresses, pillows,latex balloons etc. If yes, please let us know what you're doing about it and how do you avoid it. What's your doctor's advice?http://stopallergy.blogspot.comallergies probably more than most people. Yet I’m not demanding that we create a law for every allergy that my daughter has. First, you can’t, and shouldn’t be able to, control what others bring in. In my child’s case, pencil erasers, rubber balls, etc., cannot even be in the room or she starts to get rashes. Kids and people around her are educated to keep an eye out for her and we’ve not had an issue. We don’t ban anything from the school (except latex balloons, and that was the principal’s policy, which lets my daughter be safe at all events, in case someone is running around with one and she got near/touched by one accidently).What about drugs and guns in school? Oh, I’m sorry, we already have laws against them, and just look at how successful those are!SHARON... | |
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