Uh, oh! Peanuts!

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Uh, oh! Peanuts!

• Gail Ramming
• EDE 735
• August 2002

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This is Marcus.
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likes to ride his dirt bike, play with
, and eat .
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One day when waseating his favorite
jellybeans,he felt something crunchy in his
mouth.
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The crunchy jellybean tasted good, but it didnt
taste like his other jellybeans. It didnt feel
like other jellybeans either. It was hard, not
chewy in his mouth.
Suddenly, realized what he was eating. It
wasnt a red jellybean. It was a red . . .
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peanut!
mm
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• Thus begins the story of Marcus and his life
  with a peanut allergy. Today, more than ever
  before adults and children alike are developing
  allergies to peanuts. The allergic reactions to
  peanuts range from a mild rash to anaphylactic
  shock, even death!

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This Fall there will be a child in our classroom
who has a severe allergy to peanuts. The
following is a plan that will be used to help
make our children, their families and the school
staff and students aware of the severity of this
allergy and what we can do to help keep our
student safe.
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Table of Contents
Preparing the environment Classroom aids and
reminders Letters to parents and school staff A
story for the children A class discussion with
our school nurse
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Classroom surfaces and toys must be washed
thoroughly.
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Awareness posters will be posted in the classroom
and in appropriate places throughout the school.

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We Need Your Help! Dear Parents, There is a
child in our classroom this year who has a severe
allergy to peanuts. Reactions to peanuts can
range from a rash to a swelling of the throat,
possibly causing death! Our classroom needs to
become a peanut-free zone of safety for this
child. I have been working with the parents and
our program nurse, Mary Beth Hughes to determine
what precautions need to be taken in the
classroom. Enclosed you will find a list of ways
you and your child can help to ensure that our
classroom is a peanut-free, safe zone for all of
our children. The posters shown on the enclosure
will be posted in several places around the
classroom to serve as reminders for all of us.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. We
know that you will do everything you can to help
our children be safe at school.
A letter will be sent home to families one week
prior to the start of school.
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A communication, in addition to a verbal
explanation at a staff meeting, will be sent to
Bauer (school) staff concerning the precautions
needing to be taken for our classroom.

• A Peanut-Free Preschool Zone
• Visitors to the preschool room will have to wash
  hands thoroughly prior to entering the classroom.
• Students visiting the preschool room will need
  to have had peanut-free breakfasts/lunches on the
  day they come to the classroom.
• Visitors may not bring snacks to the preschool
  room.

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Lastly, the program nurse from MRDD will come
into the classroom to talk to the children about
ways they can help to keep our classroom safe for
our friend with an allergy.
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She will tell the children what will happen if
the child is accidentally exposed to peanuts at
school so we can honestly say . . .
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