Comments on: Entering School With Food Allergies http://www.bestallergysites.com/news/entering-school-with-food-allergies/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:33:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ruth Smith http://www.bestallergysites.com/news/entering-school-with-food-allergies/#comment-293 Ruth Smith Wed, 20 May 2009 14:03:18 +0000 http://www.bestallergysites.com/?p=1669#comment-293 Thank you Debra for your stopping by and for your comments! You are absolutely right about half day! I don't know how I forgot that part of it. When my food allergic son was in prek half day, the "classroom" was nut free-not the class. And I remember that vividly because the principal kept saying the class and I kept saying the entire classroom. Always good to double ck and make sure you are on the same page-even if you think you are. :) Thank you Debra for your stopping by and for your comments!

You are absolutely right about half day! I don’t know how I forgot that part of it. When my food allergic son was in prek half day, the “classroom” was nut free-not the class. And I remember that vividly because the principal kept saying the class and I kept saying the entire classroom. Always good to double ck and make sure you are on the same page-even if you think you are. :)

]]> By: Debra http://www.bestallergysites.com/news/entering-school-with-food-allergies/#comment-292 Debra Wed, 20 May 2009 08:59:37 +0000 http://www.bestallergysites.com/?p=1669#comment-292 Good list, Ruth! And a good reminder for me. We're faced with probably changing school systems next fall, so I'm going to be in the starting over mode. Our current school has bent over backward, offering accommodations we didn't even need. His teacher has been great about giving me a heads up about food-related events and projects. She's gone out of her way to make sure all foods used for class projects are safe for my son - he's in a peanut-free classroom, but he has other food allergies as well. I'm very nervous about next year, though, because I'm afraid I won't be that fortunate twice. Only one thing I'd add to the list: With half-day kindergarten, you also have to take the other class into consideration. My son is in the morning class, but peanuts also are banned from the afternoon class that shares the same room, on the off chance a custodian would slip and not give the room a thorough cleaning overnight. This arrangement would probably be even more important to an allergic child attending afternoon kindergarten, when there might not be as much time to clean between classes. Good list, Ruth! And a good reminder for me. We’re faced with probably changing school systems next fall, so I’m going to be in the starting over mode. Our current school has bent over backward, offering accommodations we didn’t even need. His teacher has been great about giving me a heads up about food-related events and projects. She’s gone out of her way to make sure all foods used for class projects are safe for my son – he’s in a peanut-free classroom, but he has other food allergies as well.

I’m very nervous about next year, though, because I’m afraid I won’t be that fortunate twice.

Only one thing I’d add to the list: With half-day kindergarten, you also have to take the other class into consideration. My son is in the morning class, but peanuts also are banned from the afternoon class that shares the same room, on the off chance a custodian would slip and not give the room a thorough cleaning overnight. This arrangement would probably be even more important to an allergic child attending afternoon kindergarten, when there might not be as much time to clean between classes.

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