Well, I do not think it even comes close to lowering the risk that low at high school. So we agree to disagree. And I think policing the other 1198 lunches and snacks and backpacks is impossible. So all the sacrifice your picky eater makes us in vain.BobCobbMagob wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:24 amIf it takes the risk level from 80% to 10% , I’m willing to do my part to facilitate that.LiveWhatULove wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:16 amDo you believe policy banning nut butter in a1200 person high school can successfully be implemented to a level that takes a risk for someone with such an severe allergy, even remote exposure from several tables over could kill them?BobCobbMagob wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 9:49 am
No… they don’t.
I mean, I hate to say it, but not everyone deserves the same amount of compassion and forethought.
The kid that will literally die, needs way more compassion than the kid who only wants to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch. And I say that as a the parent of a kid who is crazy picky.
I guess it’s good to teach kids that the masses won’t always cater to them, because that’s true.
But if your kid is a part of the masses, I think they should damn well be expected to help keep their classmates alive.
As a mom, who has watched her kid have an anaphylactic reaction — I would argue HELL to the F NO!
And if that is the answer, it is ridiculous to say, “well it may help a bit” so F all the other kids & their needs. I would argue there are far more effective policies that are actually SAFER.
It is school virtue signaling, supporting a policy that is ineffective at that level, just so you can say “we care more than others…
And edited to add — when I say “support” I mean you agree with it.
“Follow” means, you follow the rules, because that’s what we do, even when we disagree with the policy — I agree, if those are the rules, I would follows them, I just think the rule should be changed.
And yeah… even as the parent of a really picky eater I’m fully willing to say ( in much more PC terms) to my own children - sorry… f**k your feelings kid, I’m not packing nuts in your lunch if it could kill the kid sitting next to you.
But I get it, it is the kind thing to do. But if my kids still had signs of anaphylactic reactions to that degree, no way would I trust such a policy. Your kids are learning by example to be thoughtful!
But beyond that we’ll agree to disagree.