Snickers and Baby Ruth

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.

We are "nut aware" (MHD made me think of this) except in certain classrooms where they have "no peanut" signs. The district doesn't sell anything with nuts. Today my building is full of Snickers and Baby Ruth and Peanut M&Ms fun-sized candy. Nobody celebrates the Holiday that Must Not Be Named better than an elementary school.

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The only time I've given epi was November 1 due to a piece of halloween candy.

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Had a kid come in today (with no pass - good thing I know his name and he didn't collapse before arrival, no prior phone call to let me know he was on his way) because teacher giving out cookies. Afterwards, she read the label about being made in same factory as peanuts which he told her he is highly allergic to (see, those health alerts ARE there for a reason). Kids mom was actually in my clinic (she is our counselor) when he came running in. Glad she is complaining to my principal on the way it was handled instead of me for a change.

Every year, I have a few exposures and 3 out of 4 times - it is a teacher that provides the food!

All is well and good with the kid.................

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
Had a kid come in today (with no pass - good thing I know his name and he didn't collapse before arrival, no prior phone call to let me know he was on his way) because teacher giving out cookies. Afterwards, she read the label about being made in same factory as peanuts which he told her he is highly allergic to (see, those health alerts ARE there for a reason). Kids mom was actually in my clinic (she is our counselor) when he came running in. Glad she is complaining to my principal on the way it was handled instead of me for a change.

Every year, I have a few exposures and 3 out of 4 times - it is a teacher that provides the food!

All is well and good with the kid.................

Sweet baby Moses....All is well, and all manner of things will be well.

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AH! We're *nuts* about kids not bringing things in, but our teachers ordered a big load of candy for today's celebrations and yesterday it arrived...fully mixed with Reese's cups. I got the whole staff email "there's peanut tainted candy in the staff room if anyone would like to bring it home."

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Gimme.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

... sigh... wasn't there a whole movement to keep all of this crap out of schools? No non nutritional foods or something. Paging Michelle Obama...

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... sigh... wasn't there a whole movement to keep all of this crap out of schools? No non nutritional foods or something. Paging Michelle Obama...

Seriously! We actually got a call from an irate parent yesterday afternoon, when her snowflake got off the bus "in tears" because the school did not give out Halloween candy yesterday at the celebration!!! I wish I were joking. She actually said "she is really disappointed about it and is going to talk to the principal because DD is so upset". I happened to be at the front desk when the call came in and witnessed the entire conversation. The office manager even tried to say that aside from it being unhealthy, there were too many allergies to worry about, AND a third of our school students do not observe Halloween for religious reasons. Her response "well then those students should just stay home":roflmao:

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The only time I've given epi was November 1 due to a piece of halloween candy.

My scariest case of anaphylaxis with a student with an unknown allergy was 2 days after Halloween.

(Allergy still unknown, but they actually suspect it is a red dye used in some candy and other stuff. Not peanuts or tree nuts!)

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
... sigh... wasn't there a whole movement to keep all of this crap out of schools? No non nutritional foods or something. Paging Michelle Obama...

All of this was for the teachers, hon!! PTA brought us the candy and none of it was shared with kiddos.

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
Seriously! We actually got a call from an irate parent yesterday afternoon, when her snowflake got off the bus "in tears" because the school did not give out Halloween candy yesterday at the celebration!!! I wish I were joking. She actually said "she is really disappointed about it and is going to talk to the principal because DD is so upset". I happened to be at the front desk when the call came in and witnessed the entire conversation. The office manager even tried to say that aside from it being unhealthy, there were too many allergies to worry about, AND a third of our school students do not observe Halloween for religious reasons. Her response "well then those students should just stay home":roflmao:

Bless. Her. Heart. Just like pencils, notebook paper, and crayons, candy should be parent-provided.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.

We don't celebrate Halloween here except with costumes. Some teachers give candy out but they always get non-nuts ones. I have a load of peanut allergies here too.

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