Peanut ban backlash Opponents of school policies aimed at protecting children with a dangerous allergy find unlikely The Olympian

When Terri Mauro posed the question What s so bad about peanut butter bans on her Web site she never expected the volume of cold and angry comments she received. The responses are still coming in a year later said Mauro who considers blanket bans on peanut butter an acceptable measure to protect children with life threatening allergies. Peanut bans in schools often lead to a flurry of angry phone calls and letters to local newspapers. Some communities even circulate petitions asking school officials to change their minds. People are a little unhinged about this said Mauro who edits a Web site for parents with special needs children. More schools than ever are banning peanuts and peanut products as the number of kids diagnosed with the potentially life threatening allergy has climbed dramatically in recent years. While doctors try to figure out the reasons for the rise the situation pits parents against each other and puts school districts in the middle. Lisa Searles was shoc! ked at how mad parents got in April when she asked the board of education in Seymour Conn. to ban peanut butter at her son s elementary school. People were extremely rude she said. They just thought it was a ridiculous request. People left nasty posts on local message boards. One online writer suggested ending the issue by putting all the allergic children in a room together and feeding them peanuts Searles said. When officials at Rock Creek Elementary School in O Fallon Mo. banned peanut butter Jennifer Kaiser took a more reasoned approach. She attended a meeting and suggested the school find a compromise that would allow students to continue to pack peanut butter sandwiches and keep students with allergies safe. I thought there were better ways to handle it the mother of two said. As a community our job is to teach our kids to live in the world. Banning peanuts she said is not teaching children how to grow up in the real world. Parents opposed to the bans have an unlikely! ally an advocacy group for people with food allergies. Next page Most Viewed Articles Mansion wedding is a first Letters to the editor for Aug. Edwards admits to affair he denied as candidate National Enquirer prints alleged photo of John Edwards son fathered out of wedlock FBI raids ex fire CFO s home confiscates items Join the Reader Network Do you want The Olympian to keep you in mind when we canvass the community for opinions Click here and sign up with our Reader Network to offer your view. Real Estate Apartments Jobs Cars TOP JOBS LPN MA Olympia Multi Specialty Clinic Housing Enforcement Officer Squaxin Island Tribe Loan New Accounts Officer Twinstar Credit Union All Top Jobs nbsp Get Top Jobs feed Play video Video Reports Political Watch Rhythm Fire Gov

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