Give me the point-form!

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Fri, 02/28/2003 - 15:18
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I'm in the process of writing a letter to the school principal and want to provide her with a quick list of VERY IMPORTANT points regarding peanut allergies. (There was an incident at school today where the music teacher handed out peanut-laden chocolate bars as props, then used the excuse that Andy wasn't scheduled to be in the school today, and the only other child with PA has a "mild" allergy.)

My points (in the middle of the long letter) thus far are:

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Fri, 02/28/2003 - 15:20
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I should add that I'm asking her to read the list at the staff meeting next week as a "refresher" course for her staff members!! I was going to volunteer to come read it myself, but Andy has a commitment elsewhere at that time.

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Fri, 02/28/2003 - 16:03
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How about:

-peanut allergies are unpredictable, past reactions do not indicate future reactions.

-trace amounts have resulted in severe reactions and death.

-peanut protein is highly transferable.

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Sun, 03/02/2003 - 15:58
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Here's the letter I wrote to the school principal regarding the incident we went through of Friday. Thank you, river, for helping me with these points!!

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February 28, 2003

Dear (principal),

Andy and I enjoyed the assembly today. Great job, as always!

We appreciate that you are promoting the school as a peanut-free environment, however there was an incident at the assembly that caused us some concern. A staff member gave some students chocolate bars that contained peanuts, which contradicts the peanut-free policy you established earlier in the year. The kindergarten class wasn

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