"No more peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in school?"

I think that's just ridiculous -.-

I can sort of see this being a rule in preschools, maybe in kindergartens, but for an entire school district? There comes an age when children should recognize foods that obviously have peanuts in them. Why would children not be allowed to bring it themselves anyways? Is food trading popular? If so, why wouldn't food trading be discouraged in place of banning a classic lunch meal (which in my opinion is one of the best and easiest things:D)... If the cafeteria serves food with peanut products, they could easily mail out newsletters to constantly keep parents up to date on the month's menu and certain foods could be labeled in bold or a different color to indicate that it contains something a child may be allergic to... This sort of ignorance makes me mad, and also a bit sad for the children who will be neglected their peanut-butter-jelly-time!

in the words of Master Chief "srs face>:| "


*I mean from Arby 'n' Chief- a Halo parody series by DigitalPh33r:D

For some people with peanut allergies, even breathing air in a room where there are peanuts can be life threatening. It is almost more severe than all the other allergies combined. Having said that, my opinion is that if a child has peanut allergies, that child needs to be in a different room for lunch, not the general lunch room. The students that like or need peanut butter for lunches can then have it, without those allergic risks. Some might think that that is discriminating against those with peanut allergies, but I say it is protecting them, and that banning all the peanut products in the cafeteria is discriminating against everyone else.

I can see banning snack from a class room. No problem. These kids know that they are not suppose to be around peanut butter. The school can only do so much. The kids need to be responsible too.

My son loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and I actually never made any for his lunches because we were sent home a letter saying a few kids in his class were allergic to peanuts so I just never made them (even though they are not allowed to share their lunches - I just didn't want to risk it).

I think it sounds a bit harsh but I can probably understand the parents concerns. It may not be an issue with older kids but with kindergartners and first graders it might be. I mean they tell them not to share their lunches but being privy to a few lunch dates with my son, sharing does happen even though they are told everyday.

I like what the above poster mentioned, about having a separate lunch area for them maybe.

no, i really don't think it's fair to punish all the children over one chil's allergy.i guess if it was my child i'd fix their lunch myself. i think the teaher should explain to the other children not to be sharing w/the child w/the allergy & just how dangerous it could be to him or her.

dont sound fair to me even for the kids that take their own.
and kids know that they are allergic to peanuts so they wouldnt eat one on purpose! I wouldnt think they would. If they go after all this other stuff might as well not have school lunches!

That is plain stupid because like the some who are asking about strawberries and lactose... they can't ban everything and kids need to learn what they can and cannot eat. By taking things away from other children isn't fair because of others not being able to eat it. The alergic kids have to learn that life isn't all about them so they're going to have to get used to things being done that they can do too.

I know how much peanut butter and jelly sandwiches mean to American kids, so I would say that the measure if not fair at all!

It doesn't make much sense to me. Peanut allergies have always been around, why are they just now making it an issue? If the kid knows that they have the allergy all they have to do is not sit by the kids that pack peanut butter and jelly sandwiches right? Maybe there is an underlying reason that they are trying to ban it. I've heard of school banning stuff like that in favor of more healthy lunches.

How exactly is a child who is knowingly allergic to peanuts going to get a peanut or peanut butter into their mouth? Freak accident?
Child eating crunchy peanut butter talks with mouth full and chunk of peanut butter flies into mouth of allergic child.
Granted, the cafeteria workers should be careful of how food is handled to prevent any cross contamination. People don't realize that even non-peanut foods can contain traces.