How far should we go to protect children with food allergies in school? On the surface, that question elicits an immediate positive response of “As far as it takes”. However upon further examination the issue is far more complicated than one child or even a group of children being protected. In the case of food allergies the protection of those children have far reaching ramifications throughout the school system and country. Almost all of the protections put into place by school systems and food allergy activists leave a large burden on families not directly affected by food allergies. A few years back my son returned from school with a notice stating he was no longer allowed to bring peanut based products to school because another child …show more content…
So when discussing food allergies in schools and what steps we must take to protect children we need to also study how to minimize or eliminate the burden on unaffected families.
While researching the topic of food allergy protections in schools and its effects on unaffected families, I found a large amount of information on food allergies and what we should do but very little on the effects on others. I began my research by looking for the scholarly articles that detailed the medical professions suggested handling of food allergies in a school setting. I discovered an article published in the American Academy of Pediatrics Journal titled Clinical Report- Management of Food Allergy in the School Setting by Dr. Scott M. Sicherer. In this paper he highlights both what the treatment and prevention should be for adolescent children in just about every environment including school. The article starts off with giving us a baseline for food allergies and the dangers. He notes that 1 in 25 people suffer from food allergies and the most at risk group is preschool age
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I first went with an article published back in 2009 which argues that most schools at the time were over reacting to peanut allergies. The article titled Have Americans Gone Nuts Over Nut Allergies? by Tiffany Sharples in Time magazine uses three extreme cases where schools over reacted to peanut allergies. One case the article discusses is that of a San Francisco school where the school nurse forced children to scrub their hand prior to entering the school and then confiscated packed lunches to remove any peanut based products. Another example was that of a Connecticut town that cut down three nut bearing trees because the grandmother of one student complained it posed a threat to her grandson who had a sever nut allergy. The author’s final example is a Massachusetts school bus that was evacuated because a stray peanut was found on the floor of the bus. These are excellent examples of how schools have over reacted to peanut allergies over the years. The author also uses two doctors to evaluate whether reactions like the ones described were over reactions. Both doctors did agree the instances were extreme but felt the public at large responds more reasonably. One doctor in the article suggest that reactions like these are caused by social spread of anxiety and over diagnosis. The author also mentions parents
In children under the age of two years, does the introduction of peanut based foods help decrease the incidents of peanut allergies compared to the delayed introduction of peanut based foods within the first year of life.
About 17 to 18 million U.S. citizens (http://www.parentherald.com/articles/22242/20160222/oral-immunotherapy-reverse-children-s-food-allergies-100-percent-combined.htm) have allergies to at least one food. There is a 65 percent chance of tehir children inheriting their allergies. It is estimated that one-quarter of food allergic people will suffer an episode of anaphylaxis (http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2014fall/i-can-eat-it.html)
This was a rare day in my everyday life of being allergic to nuts and sesame seeds. Many people have heard about food allergies, but do not actually know what they are. A food allergy is when the immune system produces antibodies in defense against a substance that is actually not harmful to the body. There is no cure for food allergies yet, and the reaction can ultimately be life threatening. Dealing with an allergy is an everyday challenge that has forced me to become more aware of the food I eat. My family and I discovered my allergy at a young age, and one of the ways I manage it is by always
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”- John F. Kennedy. In an oppressive government, the bravest action someone can take is to think for themselves. In “The Letter from Birmingham Jail” written by Martin Luther King Jr. to the eight white religious leaders in the south and “In this Dark Alley” a poem composed by Ahmad Shamlu, they address the importance of thinking for themselves despite the government’s attempts to indoctrinate its citizens. Both the authors challenge the audience to think for themselves, despite the unfair traditions created by the government.
The increased prevalence of food allergies in school children, the rapid onset of symptoms and potentially fatal nature of anaphylaxis, combined with the high risk of accidental exposure warrants significant action.
It is important to following carers instructions in relation to their child’s allergies and intolerances as it’s a sign of respect. Children develop a difference of likes and dislike of food. Some children prefer their food completely dry, a roast dinner, without gravy, for example. Some children also like to have each item separated on their plate, and are unable to eat their food, if it is all mushed together. Some children also don’t like certain textures, such as bits in their yoghurt/soup, crunchy bits, or tough meats, or hard to chew. Taste can change often, with some time, but it is important that we offer alternatives for children who dislike those certain foods that is offered to them.
For some people who are very sensitive towards peanuts, very small quantities of peanuts can also cause severe reactions. ("Peanut Allergy...The Shocking Facts - Allergies: Allergy Symptoms, Treatment, and Medications on MedicineNet.com", n.d.)
Schools should ban tree nuts and peanuts from school. Kids with nut allergies are pretty severe that they can cause rashes, hives, swelling in the mouth witch can causes death.Kathy says that if her son is exposed to nuts he could become very sick or even die.
Have you ever seen a child with an allergy at school that forgot their lunch, and had to buy an emergency lunch but couldn’t eat anything on the tray. Well, that is what’s happening for students that cannot eat gluten. We can stops this! That is why I think Gluten gluten free foods should be served in schools because it is healthier, increases fairness for students, and is something different for student’s diets. Some people may say Gluten gives us a healthier diet than gluten free, but I disagree!
Teachers and students agree that allergies vary from person to person, so every situation needs
Contact with certain fields can be fatal for some children with allergies. This means that great care has to be taken and I system must be designed to vent children from coming into contact with their allergen (for example nuts or dairy products). Where the allergy is severe, this may affect the food that can be prepared and eating in the setting as some children can have a reaction just from being near other children who are eating food containing and allergen.
Child vaccinations have been a pressing issue since we constructed the first vaccine. The importance of vaccination can vary, depending on someones outlook on the issue. Schools have been rejecting or not admitting children who have not been vaccinated. Also, there are many health risks people have if they have not been vaccinated.
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Research on Food Allergies True food allergies are not as common as many people believe and do in fact only affect about 2% of children. However, they are more common in younger children (affecting about 5-8% of younger children). Fortunately, most younger children will outgrow these food allergies by the time that they are three years old.
Food allergies are abnormal immunological responses to a special food or food component . Two types of abnormal immunological responses can happen immediately and delayed reactions. Both are well documented to occur in certain individuals at ingestion of specific foods.recently These illnesses are spread and sometimes called individualistic reverse reactions to foods because they affect only certain individuals in the population.In addition ,Cause of food allergy enter hospital almost thirty thousand people to the emergency room, and up to a hundred to two hundred deaths each year (Taylor and Hefle. 2005).