Occasionally a health concern arises in a school setting that requires enlisting the support of parents and classmates to help make the classroom a safe and healthy place for all. This letter is to inform you that there are several students at our school who have severe allergies to nuts, especially peanuts. For them, strict avoidance of nuts and nut products is the only way to prevent a life-threatening allergic reaction.

We are asking for your assistance in providing these students with a safe learning environment. Even touching a small amount of a nut or nut product (i.e., peanut butter) or accidental ingestion containing these allergens could result in a life-threatening situation that requires emergency medical treatment. To reduce the risk of exposure in the classroom and at school, we are asking you to consider not sending products containing nuts for your child to eat at school. If your child has eaten anything containing nuts before coming to school, please be sure their hands and faces have been thoroughly washed prior to arriving at school.

Please help us by teaching your children to wash their hands before and after eating.  Also, remind your child not to share any food, eating utensils, or food containers with other students.

We believe all families understand parent concerns about safety and will join us in ensuring that the environment is safe for all students.  Thank you for your help in making this a safe school year for all!