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Comment by fzeroracer

4 years ago

Well no, it depends on how severe their allergies are. And there have been multiple stories or examples in the past decade or two of kids hazing someone with peanut butter allergies by intentionally triggering it or even putting peanut butter on them.

This is why schools have taken drastic measures because all it takes is one incident to send a kid to the hospital, put the school in serious lawsuit territory and cause a massive news scandal. It's a matter of liability reduction.

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savingsPossible  4 years ago

hard cases make bad law.

extreme cases make bad policy.

If a kid assaults another with peanut butter, might I suggest the problem is the assault, not the peanut butter?

  • kelseyfrog  4 years ago

    Which is easier, banning peanut butter or eliminating bullying?

    • sidlls  4 years ago

      Neither. Parents routinely send their kids to school with prohibited food items, including sweets and various products with nuts. I'm not allowed this privilege because of the extra scrutiny already on my kids due to their conditions.

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