no homemade treats in school?

ali-1411 · December 2011

The class party is today and the teachers sent home a note saying by Texas law, all treats must have a store label.

Anyone else see this? I know we've sent baked treats in last year and every other year. And I see a lot of people baking on Facebook...

Do some teachers just ignore the rule? Or is this teacher making this up?

Nessia · December 2011

ali-1411:
The class party is today and the teachers sent home a note saying by Texas law, all treats must have a store label.
Anyone else see this? I know we've sent baked treats in last year and every other year. And I see a lot of people baking on Facebook...
Do some teachers just ignore the rule? Or is this teacher making this up?

Hell, I hope not because I was up until midnight making whoopie pies for Mia's class. I wanted to send in Oreos but she wanted the pies. I think I've heard that before and I can understand why with kids allergies and stuff.

mcurban · December 2011

Nessia:
ali-1411:
The class party is today and the teachers sent home a note saying by Texas law, all treats must have a store label.
Anyone else see this? I know we've sent baked treats in last year and every other year. And I see a lot of people baking on Facebook...
Do some teachers just ignore the rule? Or is this teacher making this up?
Hell, I hope not because I was up until midnight making whoopie pies for Mia's class. I wanted to send in Oreos but she wanted the pies. I think I've heard that before and I can understand why with kids allergies and stuff.

When I was teaching, this was the rule (not sure if it was a law, but it was standard in our district). If we had kids w/ allergies, we needed to be able to access the label, not just take the word of the parent that there was no nuts (or casein, eggs, gluten, soy, etc). Even parents w/ best intentions might not know that one of the ingredients they used is a trigger food for a kid in the class.

Of course, the safest thing for a kid w/ allergies is for them to opt out of have their parent provide a safe alternative, but if we had a kid who was only allergic to one or two specific items it was nice to be able to call the parents and rattle off the ingredients to get an ok.

Kitkatishbakk · December 2011

I know that my nephew who goes to Belton schools was having a class party and other moms were baking and taking homemade stuff in.

jml5q · December 2011

At our daycare everything you bring in has to be store bought in original packaging and unopened.

Honestly, I like it that way. Of course it's easier for me, but i also have this weird thing about random people's food and the cleanliness of their kitchens.

ali-1411 · December 2011

jml5q:
At our daycare everything you bring in has to be store bought in original packaging and unopened.

Honestly, I like it that way. Of course it's easier for me, but i also have this weird thing about random people's food and the cleanliness of their kitchens.

lol - see, I was thinking how much healthier we could make the snacks rather than a package of processed Oreos!

lovinmyboys · December 2011

I have this same problem with eating homemade things from other peoples houses especially people I do not know. At the kids fall fest when they won at the cake walk I tried to lead them to the store bought items and the few homemade things they picked got put in the garage refrigerator and silently tossed!

jml5q:

At our daycare everything you bring in has to be store bought in original packaging and unopened.

Honestly, I like it that way. Of course it's easier for me, but i also have this weird thing about random people's food and the cleanliness of their kitchens.

moniejoy · December 2011

In Texas, a state law was passed (2005) protecting parents' rights to send cupcakes (not other confections) to school with their children in spite of regulations limiting junk food.

Here is the Texas Administrative Code with more info.

Also, where it sates "FMNV" it means food of minimal nutritional value.

carlinlp · December 2011

Not knowing ingredients can be incredibly dangerous. An allergic reaction can happen to anyone at any time. I'm so thankful that DD's first major reaction was at home and with a food we knew what it was. I can't imagine trying to figure that out if it had been a homemade treat made by God knows who from God knows where. Scary. And honestly, it opens the school up to a lot of liability.

Nessia · December 2011

carlinlp:
Not knowing ingredients can be incredibly dangerous. An allergic reaction can happen to anyone at any time. I'm so thankful that DD's first major reaction was at home and with a food we knew what it was. I can't imagine trying to figure that out if it had been a homemade treat made by God knows who from God knows where. Scary. And honestly, it opens the school up to a lot of liability.

I'm curious if your DD's school is following the guidelines posted in the link by monie? I know DD's school only gets three days where they can have a party with treats, but they do get cupcakes if a parent brings them in a for a birthday. I've been meaning to ask DD how often they have food items in the classroom for lessons. I don't see how food can be in the classroom that much other than the 3 partys and the occasional cake for a kids birthday. As a parent I would have no problem if the teacher sent home a note at the beginning of the year that asked parents to not bring in treats for a birthday because of a child with sever allergies or that only pre-packaged treats allowed on party days.

carlinlp · December 2011

Food is included in the projects provided by the district weekly in the first 3 quarters of school, just in science alone in 1st grade. The 4th quarter it is much less. Right now they are studying liquids and solids so it is constant - dd has been removed from the class for science entirely. Ask for a list of what they expose kids to in science and you'd likely be very surprised the district is giving them cookies, candy, soup mixes, modified corn starch, oils, 7 different colors of dyes, the list goes on and on and on.....about 10 pages long, it's sitting on my kitchen counter.

Did you know that all LISD 1st graders will be given a 7 oz bottle of fertilizer/pesticides next quarter as a part of science? I don't see why a 6 year old needs to handle actual fertilizer/pesticide in order to learn about it. They will be using it themselves. Indifferent

They also include food in the math tubs that go out district wide. Plus any extra food items teachers add in to their own lesson plans. Plus this age groups goes on rotation with other teachers quite often, there are almost always food exposures there too. Plus they serve popcorn if they watch movies. Plus birthdays, and parties. Food in the classroom happens A LOT.

Abrooks · December 2011

carlinlp:
Food is included in the projects provided by the district weekly in the first 3 quarters of school, just in science alone in 1st grade. The 4th quarter it is much less. Right now they are studying liquids and solids so it is constant - dd has been removed from the class for science entirely. Ask for a list of what they expose kids to in science and you'd likely be very surprised the district is giving them cookies, candy, soup mixes, modified corn starch, oils, 7 different colors of dyes, the list goes on and on and on.....about 10 pages long, it's sitting on my kitchen counter.
Did you know that all LISD 1st graders will be given a 7 oz bottle of fertilizer/pesticides next quarter as a part of science? I don't see why a 6 year old needs to handle actual fertilizer/pesticide in order to learn about it. They will be using it themselves.
They also include food in the math tubs that go out district wide. Plus any extra food items teachers add in to their own lesson plans. Plus this age groups goes on rotation with other teachers quite often, there are almost always food exposures there too. Plus they serve popcorn if they watch movies. Plus birthdays, and parties. Food in the classroom happens A LOT.

Oh good grief. This is not at all something to look forward to.

carlinlp · December 2011

A - they don't disclose any of it to you. We had to push hard for the list and then for things like "soup mix" they are refusing to send us the list of ingredients. It's constant exposures.

Nessia · December 2011

carlinlp:
Food is included in the projects provided by the district weekly in the first 3 quarters of school, just in science alone in 1st grade. The 4th quarter it is much less. Right now they are studying liquids and solids so it is constant - dd has been removed from the class for science entirely. Ask for a list of what they expose kids to in science and you'd likely be very surprised the district is giving them cookies, candy, soup mixes, modified corn starch, oils, 7 different colors of dyes, the list goes on and on and on.....about 10 pages long, it's sitting on my kitchen counter.
Did you know that all LISD 1st graders will be given a 7 oz bottle of fertilizer/pesticides next quarter as a part of science? I don't see why a 6 year old needs to handle actual fertilizer/pesticide in order to learn about it. They will be using it themselves.
They also include food in the math tubs that go out district wide. Plus any extra food items teachers add in to their own lesson plans. Plus this age groups goes on rotation with other teachers quite often, there are almost always food exposures there too. Plus they serve popcorn if they watch movies. Plus birthdays, and parties. Food in the classroom happens A LOT.

OMG, I didn't realize this. I'm going to ask DD's teachers because I'm curious if this is going on in her school in PISD.

carlinlp · December 2011

The principal had to specifically request contents of the science kit from the district and we are waiting on math still plus specific ingredients.

Honestly though, what they are exposing them to in science isn't all that different from what they feed them in the cafeteria. Preservatives, chemicals, dyes, gmo's, pesticides, fertilizers, etc. The difference is disclosure and telling the parents.

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