Does your child's public school allow homemade treats for parties?

[torinsmom]

Not "legal rights" but
In schools, at least in elementary school, you can request for restrictions on what is served in the classroom.
My mom worked at my old elementary school and when she was teaching kindergarten, a mother requested that nothing with peanuts, tree nuts be eaten in the classroom. There was a third allergen but I dont remember what it was.
Since this was only half-day afternoon kindergarten, they only had snacktime (no lunch) so they just had the mother of the allergic kid bring in snacks at the beginning of the week for the entire class that were safe for her son. She had no problem with doing this if it meant that the allergens were kept out of the classroom.

So yes, in schools, as a parent you can request what can or cannot be served in a classroom and most of the time, at least in Kindergarten and 1st grade, the request will be granted. At least in my old school.

So, the parents sent enough snack for the whole class EVERY SINGLE DAY? That would be an expensive endeavor, especially when you are working around allergies. If the parent hadn't been willing to do this, I don't think the parents would have been able to ban things with nut ingredients. Now, some SCHOOLS have a no nuts policy, but then what about kids with wheat, milk allergies, etc? I think it is more reasonable to teach kids(allergic and non-allergic) from the get-go what is okay and what is not. Most kids will not get sick from being around the allergen, so teaching about washing tables and hands after eating is a good step as well. And yes, let parents know about the allergies and REQUEST that they not send in things with the allergens. Some simply buy what they can afford, and snacks that are allergen free are often more expensive.

 

[mom22belles]

Ontario, Canada Here

We are not allowed to share food at all in my kids school.
Aside from the fact we are Nut free we also have a large population of Muslim and Hindu kids so religous reasons are a concern.

The younger grades are VERY strict with this but some of the older classes
( gr's 4 and 5) can bring in nut free prapackaged items for class parties.
Other than that it is no food items only if you want to share for Halloween, Xmas and or birthdays.