Scared to send trail mix to school...

acaudill042106

My dd loves trail mix, and packs her lunch because the cafeteria food just doesnt cut it for me.  I'm terrifed to send it to school with her though.  Surely they would have sent a note or something home letting me know if there was someone there with an allergy?  This is her first year (my first time sending a kid to school)...so I have no idea. 

SassyBookWorm

You could probably call and ask if it would make you feel better, but I would operate under the assumption that if you didn't get a note about allergies then you are fine.  FWIW, we got a note about not allowing kids to share snacks because of a child with ceilac disease.  I would think most schools would send a letter like that with teacher letters.  Good luck!!

eajanvrin

I think that if the school has a policy about nuts then it would have made that known during orientation or registration.  I think that you should be fine sending her to school with trail mix. 

littlemermaid

You would have definitely received a note if it was an issue.  We always receive notice at orientation from the teachers if there will be a child/children with allergies in the classroom.

shouldbworkin

I think it is safe to assume that if they haven't communicated restrictions to you, that they have other ways of dealing with it at school.  It's one thing to have a peanut free room or school in preschool, but much harder when they get to a bigger school.  I think most schools have peanut free tables in the lunchroom.  But, you can always call the office and ask to be sure.

Poonico

I'm curious about my DS taking PB&J in his lunch.  I figure that they'd let people know if there were a problem, but I plan to ask anyways.

blueshirt2003

This will be my first year of sending my son with school lunches instead of buying and this has crossed my mind as well. The first day of school I'm gonna swing by the office (or call during the school hours) and ask them what their policy is. 

Some children might not be registered yet and they may just show up on the first day of school or even the first week of school. There may be students in your child's class that have allergies but the teacher doesn't know yet, etc.

 

NJBrit

StarAnnice:

I agree with all pp's.  The teacher told us on Meet-the-teacher night about the student with the peanut allergy in DS's class. 

She said no snacks with peanuts, but lunches can have peanutbutter or what not, since they're not opened in the classroom.  The child with the allergy gets to set at a peanut-free table.  He's the "cool kid" and gets to pick who sits with him.

This is how it works at my kids' schools. They did not communicate anything to us about it, but I called and asked because we were new to the district.