School allergy policy and cosmetics - AIBU to think this is overkill?

isolate them.

isolate the “gays” too.

isolate the wheelchair ridden.

isolate those who aren’t top of the class.

isolate anyone who makes me have to be slightly inconvenienced.

Honest to god man, some people are just selfish arseholes. (Not the original poster)

I happen to think that confiscating cosmetics is a bit much but maybe just count yourself lucky that avoiding one cosmetic at school is all you have to worry about?

I’m actually amazed at how much schools are trying to get involved with what is parenting, nothing to do with education. They have no right imo to remove skincare products from your child’s bag, yes another child may or may not be allergic, but shouldn’t the emphasis be on educating them not to share products due to possible contaminations and allergies.

as for if your child should be not using products on their own skin in case it causes an allergic reaction, how much physical touching is there between the children? If another child has a servers allergy then they should have an epi pen on them at all times. Will your daughter be not using products with potential allergens when she’s a grown up in case of somebody else’s allergy in the street, workplace, etc? I have a mild allergy to chlorine (rash if I don’t shower after swimming and travel home and then shower) would it be someone else’s fault if they were to brush past me after with chlorine traces on their skin and I got a rash? (Probably an unlikely scenario 🤣 )

Another selfish individual who doesn't care about anyone with a terrible potentially life threatening condition. Imagine thinking it's ok to put a 5 year old into isolation instead of making reasonable adjustments! I despair over the lack of basic humanity shown by some posters, they'd do nothing for anyone if it inconvenienced them in the slightest!

And how exactly does the person with a possibly life threatening severe allergy mitigate against it? Medical advice is usually to avoid exposure to the allergens. I hope neither you nor anyone you love ever develop such an allergy - then you might realise how utterly uncaring some of the rest of the population are! Classic "I'm alright Jack" attitude. I would be ashamed if I'd made your post.

But we don't know if somebody does have such a severe allergy.

Many schools have a no nuts policy.

It is quite common as it's the easiest way to deal with situations where a child has a nut allergy. Schools cannot rely on parents telling the difference between one type of nut and another so a blanket no nuts policy is easiest to explain.

If it has been extended to cosmetics then it is likely this is a response to an incident that occurred in school.

Regardless of what people think, the school is responsible for the nut allergic child's safety while they are at school. If the child has had a reaction due to cosmetics then if the school don't extend the ban they could be found negligent in court should the child have another incident.

This would potentially cost them tens or hundreds of thousands in damages. Not to mention the possibility that the child might die.

The school do not really have a choice here if they want to comply with the law.

Sorry.

If a person has an allergy to something, it's up to that person to mitigate, not the rest of the population.

But the policy isn’t dictating what you use at home?

It's ridiculous and unfair on everyone who doesn't have an allergy.

The ones with the allergy if it's that severe should be taught in isolation.

Pretty much everything is an allergen for someone. I think they need to be specific about what known allergies they have in the school. I have a teacher friend who is severely allergic to fish but the school still serve fish and chips. He has to stay out of the lunch hall block on Fridays