I am the mother of a 5 year old little boy who has a severe peanut allergy. While he was small, it was easy to protect him. Now that he is growing, he, as many early elementary schoolers, is not armed with the ability to protect and advocate for himself. Now that he has entered ...read more

I am the mother of a 5 year old little boy who has a severe peanut allergy. While he was small, it was easy to protect him. Now that he is growing, he, as many early elementary schoolers, is not armed with the ability to protect and advocate for himself. Now that he has entered ...read more

My son is about to enter Kindergarten in the fall. Until then, he is about to go into a summer program at a pre-K he attended last year. Apparently there has been some backlash from a parent about being "nut safe" and that they are "going overboard as a precaution". The ...read more

...going peanut free? BEFORE YOU ANSWER: I know that everyone has an opinion in either direction (whether schools should or shouldn't do this), and while I know there are very valid arguments to either side, I am just asking if anyone has ATTEMPTED to get this change made. ...read more

Okay, so I have a loaded question here....What types of accommodations are made for your child with a peanut allergy at your school? I have our 504 meeting next week, and while I know that they are willing to do a PF classroom and PF table in the cafeteria, I don't know that that ...read more