If you disagree with a policy change at your child's school ..

[NaLisa]

That has been our experience as well.

My boys are in 6th and 8th grade. We were never told what we could pack for snack, lunch or birthday/party treats. The schools serve peanut butter sandwiches everyday!

Allergies were handled between the student and teacher.

Yes, and we have peanut-free tables in the cafeteria. Seems a little sad that those children are separated from the rest of their classmates at lunchtime, but it's necessary to ensure their health.

I cannot imagine a peanut-free school and the constant vigilance required to make sure no child ever brings in an items containing nuts.

 

[Colleen27]

The parents of the kids with allergies that I know are pretty set that the kids only eat the snacks provided by their own parents, period. So they are always going to have a treat that is different than what the other kids have.

That's been my experience as well. It doesn't matter if I make sure to have a peanut-free snack because the kids with serious allergies have been taught only to eat the snack they bring from home regardless of what is served to the class. Better safe than sorry.

 

[Disneylover99]

We also invited this girl to all of my daughter's birthday parties. Where we served store bought cake. Which was never allowed for her.

Should my daughter not have had a birthday a cake? Or maybe we should have not invited the girl?

I have the feeling I know how most of you will answer though.

Of course you should do whatever you wish. It's your house.

I just feel it's not right to give out treats to a class while on a school trip, knowing one other child in the class will be excluded when all you have to do is buy a treat with a peanut free symbol.

 

[mom2rtk]

Of course you should do whatever you wish. It's your house.

I just feel it's not right to give out treats to a class while on a school trip, knowing one other child in the class will be excluded when all you have to do is buy a treat with a peanut free symbol.

Well, I guess the world is a better place now that our field trip days are over and I won't be there single handedly making all the little kiddies cry.

 

[NaLisa]

Well, I guess the world is a better place now that our field trip days are over and I won't be there single handedly making all the little kiddies cry.

Why the snark? I think most comments have just expressed a desire to be considerate to children with food allergies.

 

[mom2rtk]

Why the snark? I think most comments have just expressed a desire to be considerate to children with food allergies.

You mean right after they called me unloving and unfeeling?

Not for bringing snacks for only part of the kids, because I brought them for everyone. Not for doing something not approved by the teacher, because I cleared it with her. Not for leaving the girl with the allergy out, because the teacher assured me she had something for her.

And I'm the snarky one.

 

[Disneylover99]

You mean right after they called me unloving and unfeeling?

Not for bringing snacks for only part of the kids, because I brought them for everyone. Not for doing something not approved by the teacher, because I cleared it with her. Not for leaving the girl with the allergy out, because the teacher assured me she had something for her.

And I'm the snarky one.

Yes...one person did call you unloving and unfeeling, but I think it's because you have made snarky comments.

FWIW I think you are probably a great mom who was a great help to your child's teacher on field trips!

 

[hereyago]

Let's talk school uniforms, that gets parents going lol.

When dd was in elementary school, they sent home a letter saying they wanted input (bad mistake) on going to informs, even having the different stores prices for the clothing.

I had no problem with it. I did witness a.parent telling the principal if her kid had to wear a uniform then all the faculty better be wearing them as well. The school choose not to do it. Sometimes parents and schools don't know what boundaries are.


When i graduated, the school said if we through our caps after the ceremony, they would take back our diplomas,lol. I still have my diploma.

 

[teacherforhi]

Let's talk school uniforms, that gets parents going lol.

When dd was in elementary school, they sent home a letter saying they wanted input (bad mistake) on going to informs, even having the different stores prices for the clothing.

I had no problem with it. I did witness a.parent telling the principal if her kid had to wear a uniform then all the faculty better be wearing them as well. The school choose not to do it. Sometimes parents and schools don't know what boundaries are.


When i graduated, the school said if we through our caps after the ceremony, they would take back our diplomas,lol. I still have my diploma.

We had a parent say that here. Our principal replied that when he had a teacher come to work wearing hoochie shorts that had 'Spank me' across the rear, the teachers would have uniforms as well.

 

[hereyago]

We had a parent say that here. Our principal replied that when he had a teacher come to work wearing hoochie shorts that had 'Spank me' across the rear, the teachers would have uniforms as well.

Oh my lol. Honestly it was a shocker when this person said it. And our faculty wasn't going to wear them just the students.

 

[NaLisa]

We had a parent say that here. Our principal replied that when he had a teacher come to work wearing hoochie shorts that had 'Spank me' across the rear, the teachers would have uniforms as well.

LOL. I love that principal!

I imagine teachers also tend to forego the NRA and Gay Pride T-shirts at work.

I fully understand schools moving to uniforms so children and teachers can concentrate on the task at hand instead of who's wearing what. Sad that some people force schools to do so.

 

[M2B]

Yes, and we have peanut-free tables in the cafeteria. Seems a little sad that those children are separated from the rest of their classmates at lunchtime, but it's necessary to ensure their health.

I cannot imagine a peanut-free school and the constant vigilance required to make sure no child ever brings in an items containing nuts.

This has been the case since our oldest - now 22 - started school.

No nut products, no products containing nuts, nut oils, or processed in a facility that doesn't have a nut free area. One school sent home a list of safe foods that could be bought at the store. It was quite extensive. When we shop, there are various companies that have the nut free symbol on their products.. it's easy enough to buy those for school. Or cook/bake nut free. The kids learn early on that if it doesn't have the symbol, bring it to the lunchroom supervisor to check it. Actually the classroom I'm in right now doesn't allow treats, period. There are too many dietary restrictions to consider. Some are allergy related, some are cultural.

The nut free thing isn't that difficult. Having had a student in my son's class die from a reaction caused by another student, I no longer have an issue with it. (That sounds awful, but in the long run it's the truth. Student had PB at home at lunch and didn't wash his hands. Came back to school and shared crayons with an allergic classmate. The allergic classmate didn't even make it to the hospital, even with the epi-pen.)

 

[mamacatnv]

We had a parent say that here. Our principal replied that when he had a teacher come to work wearing hoochie shorts that had 'Spank me' across the rear, the teachers would have uniforms as well.

that's a great comeback!

My DD attended a public Charter School for several years with a pretty strict dress code and uniform policy - I LOVED IT and so did my DD. Life was so much simpler and lets talk economics, wow, way cheaper than street clothes.

 

[jrmasm]

This has been the case since our oldest - now 22 - started school.

No nut products, no products containing nuts, nut oils, or processed in a facility that doesn't have a nut free area. One school sent home a list of safe foods that could be bought at the store. It was quite extensive. When we shop, there are various companies that have the nut free symbol on their products.. it's easy enough to buy those for school. Or cook/bake nut free. The kids learn early on that if it doesn't have the symbol, bring it to the lunchroom supervisor to check it. Actually the classroom I'm in right now doesn't allow treats, period. There are too many dietary restrictions to consider. Some are allergy related, some are cultural.

The nut free thing isn't that difficult. Having had a student in my son's class die from a reaction caused by another student, I no longer have an issue with it. (That sounds awful, but in the long run it's the truth. Student had PB at home at lunch and didn't wash his hands. Came back to school and shared crayons with an allergic classmate. The allergic classmate didn't even make it to the hospital, even with the epi-pen.)

It's very tragic that a child died but it is unlikely that measures a school takes can prevent the situation you describe from happening.

 

[Planogirl]

This has been the case since our oldest - now 22 - started school.

No nut products, no products containing nuts, nut oils, or processed in a facility that doesn't have a nut free area. One school sent home a list of safe foods that could be bought at the store. It was quite extensive. When we shop, there are various companies that have the nut free symbol on their products.. it's easy enough to buy those for school. Or cook/bake nut free. The kids learn early on that if it doesn't have the symbol, bring it to the lunchroom supervisor to check it. Actually the classroom I'm in right now doesn't allow treats, period. There are too many dietary restrictions to consider. Some are allergy related, some are cultural.

The nut free thing isn't that difficult. Having had a student in my son's class die from a reaction caused by another student, I no longer have an issue with it. (That sounds awful, but in the long run it's the truth. Student had PB at home at lunch and didn't wash his hands. Came back to school and shared crayons with an allergic classmate. The allergic classmate didn't even make it to the hospital, even with the epi-pen.)

It's impossible to police what a student ate before school so this could happen at even the strictest schools. That is so sad.

 

[NaLisa]

This has been the case since our oldest - now 22 - started school.

No nut products, no products containing nuts, nut oils, or processed in a facility that doesn't have a nut free area. One school sent home a list of safe foods that could be bought at the store. It was quite extensive. When we shop, there are various companies that have the nut free symbol on their products.. it's easy enough to buy those for school. Or cook/bake nut free. The kids learn early on that if it doesn't have the symbol, bring it to the lunchroom supervisor to check it. Actually the classroom I'm in right now doesn't allow treats, period. There are too many dietary restrictions to consider. Some are allergy related, some are cultural.

The nut free thing isn't that difficult. Having had a student in my son's class die from a reaction caused by another student, I no longer have an issue with it. (That sounds awful, but in the long run it's the truth. Student had PB at home at lunch and didn't wash his hands. Came back to school and shared crayons with an allergic classmate. The allergic classmate didn't even make it to the hospital, even with the epi-pen.)

What a tragic situation. So sorry to hear it.

I wonder if Canada's food labeling requirements are stricter than in the U.S.? I don't see nut-free symbols on packages in traditional grocery stores here. I have to read the labels and it's usually in very small print at the bottom of the ingredient list--"may contain nut products" or "produced on machinery that also processes tree nuts," etc.

 

[h518may]

Let's talk school uniforms, that gets parents going lol.

When dd was in elementary school, they sent home a letter saying they wanted input (bad mistake) on going to informs, even having the different stores prices for the clothing.

I had no problem with it. I did witness a.parent telling the principal if her kid had to wear a uniform then all the faculty better be wearing them as well. The school choose not to do it. Sometimes parents and schools don't know what boundaries are.


When i graduated, the school said if we through our caps after the ceremony, they would take back our diplomas,lol. I still have my diploma.

Our sons school just did away with a uniform code, to a dress code. In talking with the principal it was interesting to find out how much time the school was spending working with students to get them into uniforms every day. The principal said the staff was working about an hour every morning to change kids cloths or call parents, spending money to have cloths on hand to change the children into, at another school she worked at without a uniform school she stated they had a problem one or two times a year. I didn't like the idea of the staff spending that much time just over uniforms.

The school is now working on a dress code. We are happy with the change, three years of navy blue and light blue shirts.

 

[M2B]

What a tragic situation. So sorry to hear it.

I wonder if Canada's food labeling requirements are stricter than in the U.S.? I don't see nut-free symbols on packages in traditional grocery stores here. I have to read the labels and it's usually in very small print at the bottom of the ingredient list--"may contain nut products" or "produced on machinery that also processes tree nuts," etc.

Apparently they are, yes. We were shopping in Minot last August and I noticed the lack of the "no nuts" symbol. I realized then that I've come to rely on it, which is why I refer to it as a lack of.. lol. Plus, the "may contain nuts" part of our ingredients list is bolded. I've pointed that out to the kids in the lunchroom so even though they likely can't read the words, if it's bolded that means it might have nuts. We have one chain of stores that more or less caters to the no nuts policy. It makes shopping for school stuff really easy.

 

[luvsJack]

Our sons school just did away with a uniform code, to a dress code. In talking with the principal it was interesting to find out how much time the school was spending working with students to get them into uniforms every day. The principal said the staff was working about an hour every morning to change kids cloths or call parents, spending money to have cloths on hand to change the children into, at another school she worked at without a uniform school she stated they had a problem one or two times a year. I didn't like the idea of the staff spending that much time just over uniforms.

The school is now working on a dress code. We are happy with the change, three years of navy blue and light blue shirts.

This is so true of uniform policies--they can be a HUGE waste of time.

When dd was in elementary/jr. high they had a fairly strict uniform policy. it was indeed crazy the amount of time that was spent worrying about it. Dd had one teacher than did "sock checks" every day to make sure the kids had on the right color of socks.

Now that she is in high school, they still have uniforms but its much more relaxed. They don't care what color your socks are for one thing, even though it is actually in the code. They have to wear the khakis or black pants but they can wear school colored pull overs rather than the polo.

I think they are really on the verge of doing away with it. We just got a new superintendent and have a new principal starting next year so I am thinking it might be something they are looking at. Just too many bigger fish to fry than worrying about whether everyone has on a maroon shirt.

 

[Mkrop]

Our sons school just did away with a uniform code, to a dress code. In talking with the principal it was interesting to find out how much time the school was spending working with students to get them into uniforms every day. The principal said the staff was working about an hour every morning to change kids cloths or call parents, spending money to have cloths on hand to change the children into, at another school she worked at without a uniform school she stated they had a problem one or two times a year. I didn't like the idea of the staff spending that much time just over uniforms.

The school is now working on a dress code. We are happy with the change, three years of navy blue and light blue shirts.

In all the years I attended Catholic school, and my kids have attended Catholic school, hardly any time was spent policing the uniforms, there werent options, you wore what was required. There are more problems in the schools on the occasional dress down day, esp with the girls. Although I did have two teachers in high school who seemed to make it their life's mission to police the uniforms. Other than that, no additional time is spent on uniforms bc rarely do people not follow it. I love uniforms!