In the summer of 1994, two Ontario children died after suffering intense allergic reactions to peanuts. Since then, organizations like Anaphylaxis Canada, the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and the Allergy/Asthma Information Association have been developing plans to address the issue of food allergies in schools.
Most school boards have been keen to follow up on this kind of recommendation but still, it seems, more work may have to be done.
Recently, a group of students who suffer from deadly food allergies lodged a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
The students, from St. Stephen Elementary School in Woodbridge, just outside Toronto, claim their school isn't doing enough to protect their lives. They want all bagged lunches that enter the school to be inspected to prevent allergy attacks.
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Is this feasible? Necessary? What exactly is the responsibility of schools when it comes to something as rare — and potentially deadly — as food allergies
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Most school boards have been keen to follow up on this kind of recommendation but still, it seems, more work may have to be done.
Recently, a group of students who suffer from deadly food allergies lodged a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
The students, from St. Stephen Elementary School in Woodbridge, just outside Toronto, claim their school isn't doing enough to protect their lives. They want all bagged lunches that enter the school to be inspected to prevent allergy attacks.
Full story
Is this feasible? Necessary? What exactly is the responsibility of schools when it comes to something as rare — and potentially deadly — as food allergies
More...