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peanut allergy
By teach first

I had a little girl in my class last year that was very allergic to peanuts. My advice is to inform the parents of the whole class that there are several students that have a peanut allergy and request there help in having
a peanut-free classroom for the year. If the parents know from the get go that there is a serious issue like this in the classroom, they will hopefully want to and should help you out by not sending in any type of peanut snack or lunch.

Also, keeping in contact with the parents of the children with these allergies is a great idea. The child that I mentioned was allergic to peanuts

and several other things. So whenever I knew that other parents wanted to send in a special snack for birthdays I let the mom know what day the special snack was going to happen and she sent in a cupcake or cookies that were safe for her daughter. If parents just showed up with a special snack without telling me, I had a baggie of goodies that mom sent in for her daughter. So, you might request a special treat baggie for their child in case someone surprises you with a snack. Even if the snack is said to be peanut free, there are a lot of products that are made or manufactured in the same place where products with peanuts are.

The parents of your students may do this, but the mom I had typed up information on her daughter and the allergies she had. I placed this information on top of all my sub plans whenever I was out. In case there was an emergency and I would be out unexpectedly, I placed a copy of this information in my emergency sub plans and gradebook.