Hello,
We are meeting with the head of my daughter's preschool tomorrow to discuss her allergy and ways to keep her safe. Our daughter is only 2, so we feel like we need to take an abundance of precautions since she will try to eat anything at this age (including off of the floor, from another kid, etc.). Unfortunately, the school is not peanut-free (they serve PB&Js and peanut butter crackers). We are planning to ask the following questions:
1. Can we meet with her teachers to talk to them about precautions they should take, symptoms of an allergic reaction, etc?
2. Can we make her classroom peanut-free? We're also going to ask if they can just make the whole school peanut-free, but I get the feeling the head of the school isn't going to budge on that one.
3. Can we send a note home to the parents of her classmates asking them not to send peanut products to school?
4. Can we post a sign outside of the classroom telling parents that the classroom is peanut-free?
5. There are three people at the school trained to use epi-pens. How often do they practice using one, and do they know how to use the specific one (Twin-ject) that we have?
Anything else I should ask?
How about asking to have the kids hands washed after snack/lunch time? A day care near our house actually keeps wipes in the lobby and requires even all parents entering the school to wipe their hands prior to picking up the kids. The school is peanut-free, though.