princessmom29
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- Mar 3, 2008
You aren't getting it. Reducing the allergen in no good. It is really and all or nothing proposition with anaphalaxis, either you are exposed or you aren't. Reduction of allergen in the environment is NOT going to keep this child safe. You don't TRY to REDUCE the allergen. You either eliminate it or not. That is what I meant by "giving it a try" is risking achild's life. If it doesn't completely eliminate the allergen, the child is at risk of death.Now no one is saying for the child to try a small peanut covered in jelly to see what happens. This school is trying to take preventative measures to help protect the child. I mean when I say I think anything that WOULD HELP RID the allergen is worth giving a try.
On page one I asked if the parents have proof that the teachers are actually teaching less? We don't have the fact on this so for me, it's hard to believe the parents when they claim the children are missing 30 minutes of school a day, in the same article where parents are complaining about holiday parties and PB&J sammies.
As far as your one Dr claiming that mouthwashing spread allergens there are others who may feel differently. I also said the article is unclear on who actually put these policies into place the school or the little girls physician. I am sure the girls Dr is aware of this and if they thought it wasn't medically necessary they would step in. Who know maybe they will but as of right now they are keeping everything the same.
As far as the parents we don't know all the fact there either. Why they are not homeschooling and why they are choosing to put their child in such danger. So one can only speculate.
If this was a child in my community, I would have no problem complying iwith the rules. I get my kids to school early enough so they would be able to wash and rinse prior to school starting. And I actually like the rinsing after eating because since they are not brushing their teeth they are hopefully getting any stuck food out as to not cause nasty cavities. I would even be one of the parents who doesn't have their kids eat peanut butter before school.
It is not just my one doctor. While I am sure there is someone out there who will disagree, most of what I read form allergists in the field says that mouth rinisng does nothing to prevent speread of allergen, and in small children with less than perfect rinsing habits it actually spereds allergen to clothing and faces.
As to the accomodations, you may be willing to do all of that, but it is not reasonable to REQUIRE it of everyone in the school. The school is required to porvide reasonable accomodations. These parents are arguing that these accomodations are not reasonable because they detract from thier child's ability to learn. I agree with them, and would further say that what they are doing is ineffective at best and dangerous at worst. You think they are perfectly reasonable and are welcome to your opinion.