____ My child DOES have a SEVERE food allergy. I request that the class not complete activities with the following ingredients (please list below, mark with a *, and indicate severity and/or concerns):
That is one of the options.
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a teacher that I know IRL has occasionally called me to make sure something is safe. Her student is pa only, and the mom is pretty laid back about it. "don't feed him peanuts". The teacher wants this student involved in everything, and takes the time to find out what products are safe (no may contains) and
spends her own money on it....for the entire class, not something different for the kid with pa.
for an end of year activity day, the school was providing some kind of Mr. freezie, but not knowing the brand, I couldn't confirm safety. So she spent her own money to buy her class Chapman's Popsicles.
Another time they were studying archeology. An inexpensive and fun "dig" to provide the students is chocolate chip cookies. She asked me which brands were safe. Kids weren't supposed to eat the cookies....but they do. She purchased the safe brand for all the kids.
This teacher does not use food constantly in the classroom, but she does occasionally. I don't think she allows birthday treats in the class either. Not sure if it's a school rule, but she doesn't like the constant mess and sugar high the kids end up on. (She is an "all things in moderation" type of person.). Plus, I think her opinion is you should celebrate your own child's birthday at home and not expect her to supervise it for you. (Why don't more teachers feel that way?)