to think dd1's teacher was rather thoughtless today

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dd1 has a serious nut allergy, at christmas and today last day of school,
her teacher gave all the children a toblerone, she didn't offer dd1 anything else, and sent her out of the room while the children ate it.

I think this was mean, maybe she forgot at christmas but to do it again today was thoughtless.

that is thoughtless - surely it wouldn't take that much effort to find a chocolate bar that is nut-free?

What? That is really mean! Poor little girl! I hope she was suitably embarrassed at not having anything else to give her.

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That's awful! I'd never do that to my class, I'd always find an alternative YANBU, what a cow of a teacher!

Glad you agree, so pleased she hasn't got her next year,
dd1 is so good about her nut allergy and never makes a fuss, I'm sure the teacher could have found a biscuit or chocolate in the staff room at this time of year.

Really?

Sent her out? That is just mean.

my ds3 has a dairy allergy on his intake day at nursery the children were given milkshake and chocolate cookies - ds was given a glass of water .

We turned down the place and hes been H.E since.

YANBU - how unkind. Toblerone is a strange choice for children anyway

It is thoughtless and it is unfair for your DD to be excluded like this. The teacher could have easily provided an alternative treat for the class, or even an alternative for your DD. And for her to be sent out too - just sounds horrid.

In the Y1 class I work in we have a few diaetary needs and the school doesn't really allow cocolate or sweets to be eatenin school - they have to go home. So i decided to forget sweets today and instead I got the children a whole load of nice fruits (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, redcurrants and black currants) for snack time - was good planning in the end as no lea-proovided fruit turned up. And the children were all able to particpate and actually enjoyed the treat just as much as had it been sweets too.

I think the teacher sent her out to avoid her having an allergic reaction, but still.

I've always told them and written a procedure, that dd is fine to eat anything that doesn't say nuts on the ingredients.
We do not avoid nut traces,
there are hundreds of chocolates that don't have nuts in, can't see why she had to choose toblerone.
Pixie, I used to do that in the infants but when she moved to the juniors they said it wasn't necessary.

nickschick- thats awful

That is really mean!

DS2 was lactose intolerant when he started school (has grown out of it now) and DS1's best friend has a dairy allergy. If treats are given out by the teacher they are always suitable for every child in the class (there is also a vegetarian and a Muslim child in the class). If the treat has been brought in by another child and isn't suitable for one or more children tehe teacher has a bag of extra goodies and gives them one of them instead.

That is mean to have a treat that excludes a child in that way. Also, Toblerone is not for children (or that's what I tell mine).

I have a nut allergy and I don't remember anyone being so mean to me - even back in the dim and distant past of the 80s (my school days) when people were a lot more insensitive about allergies/intolerances!

Now, living in Berkeley, I make sure to provide vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free and sugar-free alternatives - and that's just for a regular tea party with mums and children!

Considering every school bans any products containing nuts in packed lunch boxes for fear of other children this teacher would being doubly stupid. What a insensitive woman.

DS2 has a dairy intollerance and cant have any yogurt/chocolate etc. I always make sure the nursery have some yogurts as a treat after dinner if he cant have the pudding, and the nannies gave him fruit pastilles instead of the smarties/buttons everyone else had when someone was leaving last week. Why cant everyone have a little sense?!

smokinaces - it is not true that all schools ban nuts in packed lunches/fro schools. Only some schools are nut free, not all.

apologies, I should have written every school "round here" - that'll teach me for watching masterchef whilst typing!

That's really rotten

FFS how difficult is it to find something nut free chocolate treat?
What a mean thing to do, your poor DD!

That's not thoughtless, that sounds very thoughtful. She knew enough to send DD out of the room...twice ?

It may be that there is a lack of impartiality going on for some reason, might be wise to think about whether DD has mentioned any other similar instances?