(10-23-2013 01:06 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:00 PM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  This is not surprising. With all of the peanut allergies going around, allowing students to bring lunch is just asking for a law suit.

Maybe little Johnny Peanutallergy should have enough sense to not eat them. If he's not smart enough for that I'd say it's a natural thinning of the herd.

Not every peanut in the world is wearing a top hat and monocle whilst twirling their cane...

There is these things called Peanut Oil and Peanut Flower that makes its way into way more food than you can imagine.

Agree. Some folks are really uneducated about peanut allergies. A girl in NC died a year or two ago after kissing her boyfriend. The boyfriend had eaten peanuts and was not allergic. She was. It can be that serious.

(10-23-2013 01:04 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  Also, if I decide to what to give my kid for lunch, then F the school. They can accomodate my kid because he's the one who is now different - he's normal.

+1

This is exactly why I never got a tattoo when it was the big new craze. People would justify getting one because they wanted to be different and then ask why I didn't want one... well because I want to be different.

(10-23-2013 01:08 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:04 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  Also, if I decide to what to give my kid for lunch, then F the school. They can accomodate my kid because he's the one who is now different - he's normal.

+1

This is exactly why I never got a tattoo when it was the big new craze. People would justify getting one because they wanted to be different and then ask why I didn't want one... well because I want to be different.

Lol, so no tribal art or finger tats for you huh?

(10-23-2013 01:04 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:14 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  This is not surprising. With all of the peanut allergies going around, allowing students to bring lunch is just asking for a law suit.

Give me a break... somehow I made it through school with bringing my own lunch (including peanutbutter almost every day) and nobody died from a peanut allergy. That is a load of crap if that is the excuse.

They way it works at my kids school is they seperat the peanut (or whatever allergy) kids from the rest of the kids during lunch time. Other kids can still bring peanut butter items for lunch if they want to.

However, I think this is county specific in Virginia as a bordering county doesn't allow the schools to serve any peanut based products. (A kid died in that county at school from a peanut allergry last school year).

I've also got a child with nut allergies, although I don't think he's on the severe side of the spectrum. He used to have egg allergies as well, and the only time it's ever been a problem is when my wife brought cupcakes for the kids to share after a soccer game on my birthday when he was about five or six, then he melted down. He's been used to us bringing our own snacks to other birthday parties when he was young so they didn't have to worry about egg or nut allergens, but that one was a special case. He's very good about asking and identifying things that might be a problem and shrugging it off.

Our local inner city schools are now sending children home with two packed lunches on Friday, so they have food to eat over the weekend. Yet they also report that kids come to school on Monday morning and tell the teachers they didn't have anything to eat over the weekend. Does someone see something wrong here?

The Dems have a bill in Congress to codify these programs and make them national.

(10-23-2013 01:40 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:04 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:14 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  This is not surprising. With all of the peanut allergies going around, allowing students to bring lunch is just asking for a law suit.

Give me a break... somehow I made it through school with bringing my own lunch (including peanutbutter almost every day) and nobody died from a peanut allergy. That is a load of crap if that is the excuse.

They way it works at my kids school is they seperat the peanut (or whatever allergy) kids from the rest of the kids during lunch time. Other kids can still bring peanut butter items for lunch if they want to.

However, I think this is county specific in Virginia as a bordering county doesn't allow the schools to serve any peanut based products. (A kid died in that county at school from a peanut allergry last school year).

I've also got a child with nut allergies, although I don't think he's on the severe side of the spectrum. He used to have egg allergies as well, and the only time it's ever been a problem is when my wife brought cupcakes for the kids to share after a soccer game on my birthday when he was about five or six, then he melted down. He's been used to us bringing our own snacks to other birthday parties when he was young so they didn't have to worry about egg or nut allergens, but that one was a special case. He's very good about asking and identifying things that might be a problem and shrugging it off.

You play soccer on a team with 5-6 year olds?

(10-23-2013 12:14 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  This is not surprising. With all of the peanut allergies going around, allowing students to bring lunch is just asking for a law suit.

Give me a break... somehow I made it through school with bringing my own lunch (including peanutbutter almost every day) and nobody died from a peanut allergy. That is a load of crap if that is the excuse.

You are lucky. I had a student in my class who was allergic to peanuts, chocolate, and shell fish. We were not allowed to bring anything into the classroom that had even close to any of those ingredience.

You have no clue how serious this can be. Kids can die from this if they aren't careful. I even had to be trained on how to administer an eppie pin in case he had an allegic reaction.

(10-23-2013 01:52 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:40 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:04 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:14 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  This is not surprising. With all of the peanut allergies going around, allowing students to bring lunch is just asking for a law suit.

Give me a break... somehow I made it through school with bringing my own lunch (including peanutbutter almost every day) and nobody died from a peanut allergy. That is a load of crap if that is the excuse.

They way it works at my kids school is they seperat the peanut (or whatever allergy) kids from the rest of the kids during lunch time. Other kids can still bring peanut butter items for lunch if they want to.

However, I think this is county specific in Virginia as a bordering county doesn't allow the schools to serve any peanut based products. (A kid died in that county at school from a peanut allergry last school year).

I've also got a child with nut allergies, although I don't think he's on the severe side of the spectrum. He used to have egg allergies as well, and the only time it's ever been a problem is when my wife brought cupcakes for the kids to share after a soccer game on my birthday when he was about five or six, then he melted down. He's been used to us bringing our own snacks to other birthday parties when he was young so they didn't have to worry about egg or nut allergens, but that one was a special case. He's very good about asking and identifying things that might be a problem and shrugging it off.

You play soccer on a team with 5-6 year olds?

Coach, but

(10-23-2013 01:40 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:04 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:14 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  This is not surprising. With all of the peanut allergies going around, allowing students to bring lunch is just asking for a law suit.

Give me a break... somehow I made it through school with bringing my own lunch (including peanutbutter almost every day) and nobody died from a peanut allergy. That is a load of crap if that is the excuse.

They way it works at my kids school is they seperat the peanut (or whatever allergy) kids from the rest of the kids during lunch time. Other kids can still bring peanut butter items for lunch if they want to.

However, I think this is county specific in Virginia as a bordering county doesn't allow the schools to serve any peanut based products. (A kid died in that county at school from a peanut allergry last school year).

I've also got a child with nut allergies, although I don't think he's on the severe side of the spectrum. He used to have egg allergies as well, and the only time it's ever been a problem is when my wife brought cupcakes for the kids to share after a soccer game on my birthday when he was about five or six, then he melted down. He's been used to us bringing our own snacks to other birthday parties when he was young so they didn't have to worry about egg or nut allergens, but that one was a special case. He's very good about asking and identifying things that might be a problem and shrugging it off.

My daughter has the peanut allergy, but it's not too severe. Still severe enough they can't do challenge testing on her yet. She sits with the allergy kids during lunch, which is fine with me and her. Not sure why all the peanut allergies these days, I've read it may be a result of our hyper clean society. Not sure I believe that,but it's a theory.

Awareness is the best prevention, be aware of who has certain allergies, (I'm allergic to dairy, but I consume it anyways because I love dairy products and can deal with feeling sick, I'm also allergic to a wild black colored berry, I break out in hives and throat swells up so I don't believe the GMO reasoning, it's what happens when you have hybrids, new tendencies and traits develop), specially if you are dating someone, that is completely on the boyfriend in the earlier story for not being aware and removing said allergy from his diet also.

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Anaphalactic shock is nothing to play around with. I've known kids and adults that can't even be near peanuts. If you notice on some candy bars and other candy is a small notice that says something to the effect of, "processed in a facility where peanuts are used."

My late wife was deathly allergic to bee stings and would go into anaphalaxis when stung. She carried an epipen with her at all times and we had one in the car, too and several at home.

For those who do not know, anaphalactic shock is an allergic reaction whereby the throat swells closed and the person struggles to breathe and can suffocate.

(10-23-2013 03:50 PM)VA49er Wrote:  My daughter has the peanut allergy, but it's not too severe. Still severe enough they can't do challenge testing on her yet. She sits with the allergy kids during lunch, which is fine with me and her. Not sure why all the peanut allergies these days, I've read it may be a result of our hyper clean society. Not sure I believe that,but it's a theory.

The hygiene hypothesis, but from what I understand, that's more to do with seasonal (pollen) allergies and asthma. I've thought that part of it has to do with the availability of blood testing... I think we've had that conversation on this forum before, and it seems like someone shot that idea down.

I think my kid is in about the same situation... they've said something like a 60-70% chance of a severe reaction and that they don't want to do challenge testing.

(10-23-2013 01:07 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:03 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:14 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  This is not surprising. With all of the peanut allergies going around, allowing students to bring lunch is just asking for a law suit.

Give me a break... somehow I made it through school with bringing my own lunch (including peanutbutter almost every day) and nobody died from a peanut allergy. That is a load of crap if that is the excuse.

I never even heard of a peanut butter alergy until about 10 years ago and I've never seen anyone keel over and croak because they had a PBJ sandwich, Snickers, peanutbutter cookie, peanut oil, etc. Everyone ate the damn things because our president at the time was selling them.

It's real. A BG poster from some years ago had to take his wife to the ER after exposure.

The cause and rise of this is a scientific mystery.

Still, that's a weak excuse for a school to insist that you can't pack your own child's lunch. OTOH, maybe people are starting to realize how destructive schools have become.

DT, I know it's real, but it seemed to be pretty darn rare until the last decade or so.

(10-23-2013 07:46 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:07 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:03 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:14 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  This is not surprising. With all of the peanut allergies going around, allowing students to bring lunch is just asking for a law suit.

Give me a break... somehow I made it through school with bringing my own lunch (including peanutbutter almost every day) and nobody died from a peanut allergy. That is a load of crap if that is the excuse.

I never even heard of a peanut butter alergy until about 10 years ago and I've never seen anyone keel over and croak because they had a PBJ sandwich, Snickers, peanutbutter cookie, peanut oil, etc. Everyone ate the damn things because our president at the time was selling them.

It's real. A BG poster from some years ago had to take his wife to the ER after exposure.

The cause and rise of this is a scientific mystery.

Still, that's a weak excuse for a school to insist that you can't pack your own child's lunch. OTOH, maybe people are starting to realize how destructive schools have become.

DT, I know it's real, but it seemed to be pretty darn rare until the last decade or so.

People on every side agree about that. What we don't know is why the spike..

(10-23-2013 01:57 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:14 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 12:05 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  This is not surprising. With all of the peanut allergies going around, allowing students to bring lunch is just asking for a law suit.

Give me a break... somehow I made it through school with bringing my own lunch (including peanutbutter almost every day) and nobody died from a peanut allergy. That is a load of crap if that is the excuse.

You are lucky. I had a student in my class who was allergic to peanuts, chocolate, and shell fish. We were not allowed to bring anything into the classroom that had even close to any of those ingredience.

You have no clue how serious this can be. Kids can die from this if they aren't careful. I even had to be trained on how to administer an eppie pin in case he had an allegic reaction.

My dad was allergic to bee stings - one sting could kill him. But it didn't stop him from having a f**king life. He took us outside all the time, he didn't let his problem drag us down. How many times do bees actually sting? How many times will a kid mistakenly eat someone else's PBJ sandwich while knowing it will kill him?

(10-23-2013 01:04 PM)VA49er Wrote:  They way it works at my kids school is they seperat the peanut (or whatever allergy) kids from the rest of the kids during lunch time. Other kids can still bring peanut butter items for lunch if they want to.

However, I think this is county specific in Virginia as a bordering county doesn't allow the schools to serve any peanut based products. (A kid died in that county at school from a peanut allergry last school year).

It is done that way at my son's elementary school.

(10-23-2013 08:03 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  My dad was allergic to bee stings - one sting could kill him. But it didn't stop him from having a f**king life. He took us outside all the time, he didn't let his problem drag us down. How many times do bees actually sting? How many times will a kid mistakenly eat someone else's PBJ sandwich while knowing it will kill him?

I have a lot of friends who have the same allergy and carry around their eppie pen.

This happened at our local level several years ago. It has more to do with propping up the school lunch program than anything else.

Michelle Obama says: Let them eat cardboard.

(10-24-2013 09:29 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(10-23-2013 01:04 PM)VA49er Wrote:  They way it works at my kids school is they seperat the peanut (or whatever allergy) kids from the rest of the kids during lunch time. Other kids can still bring peanut butter items for lunch if they want to.

However, I think this is county specific in Virginia as a bordering county doesn't allow the schools to serve any peanut based products. (A kid died in that county at school from a peanut allergry last school year).

It is done that way at my son's elementary school.

So if your son's best friend has an allergy, he can't sit with him at lunch? Is that only if your son has a penut butter sandwich or always?