I feel really bad for this girl! I think it's terrible that she has such a severe allergy and all she wants is probably just to be normal and have a regular school experience like any of the other kids. I honestly don't think it's too much to ask for kids to wash their hands in the mornings and after lunch and rinse their mouths out...it's not anything that's super inconvenient if you think about it.
I guarantee Chris Burr wouldn't have the same thing to say if he DID have a child with a similar problem. I bet anything he would try his hardest to let his child lead a semi-normal life and not have her shut away in the house all the time because of her disability. I mean, we build ramps and have automatic doors and other accomodations for people in wheelchairs, etc., so what's the difference in making other small changes for someone who has a disability of a different kind?
Sorry, I'll stop ranting now haha...I didn't realize that I had so much to say about this!
I don't think my opinion will be very ~popular but here goes.
I am wary that her parents are fine with her going to a public school with such a severe allergy, especially since it's only stated that the 'no peanuts' rule is for her classroom. Kids interact with other kids all the time - in the hallway, in the lunch room, even on the playground. She would constantly be at risk of having a reaction just by being there. As a parent, I can't imagine putting my son - and my family - in that situation. It would be too stressful to everyone involved
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I didn't want to respond because I don't even have a child so I can't really speak from even a semi-informed viewpoint. For what it's worth, though, I completely agree with you. If this is a life-threatening allergy to the extreme which this article seems like, she needs to be in an environment that can be controlled. A public school first grade cannot control their environment enough to ensure the safety of this girl. If I were the teacher, principal, or superintendent, I wouldn't want even a piece of the liability involved. If this girl dies, you can bet someone is going to be sued. And in elementary school? Only every third child in the entire school has peanut butter in their lunches. That's just too much possible exposure.
My mom basically said the same thing you said. And then she said if they were going as far as bringing in a peanut sniffing dog to check the entire school, there were probably a lot of restrictions going on that the article didn't mention. :|a
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I guarantee Chris Burr wouldn't have the same thing to say if he DID have a child with a similar problem. I bet anything he would try his hardest to let his child lead a semi-normal life and not have her shut away in the house all the time because of her disability. I mean, we build ramps and have automatic doors and other accomodations for people in wheelchairs, etc., so what's the difference in making other small changes for someone who has a disability of a different kind?
Sorry, I'll stop ranting now haha...I didn't realize that I had so much to say about this!
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I am wary that her parents are fine with her going to a public school with such a severe allergy, especially since it's only stated that the 'no peanuts' rule is for her classroom. Kids interact with other kids all the time - in the hallway, in the lunch room, even on the playground. She would constantly be at risk of having a reaction just by being there. As a parent, I can't imagine putting my son - and my family - in that situation. It would be too stressful to everyone involved ( ... )
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