School giving chocolate

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Aibu that school have sent my intolerant child home with chocolate?

Intolerant of what? Chocolate? Dairy? Is it dairy free? Did they send it home for you to make the final decision on while they let the rest eat it a school?

You need to give more information. Are they aware your child cannot eat this food? Is it an allergy or an intolerance? Was it actually given by the school and in what context?

More information required.

Are you sure it wasn't a birthday gift from another child handed out at the end of school? How old is your dc? Having an intolerance sucks, but missing out on chocolate is something they will have to get used to. Could you have a stash of treats at home to switch it to?

Confused, what actually happened.

They have sent every child home and the children should return the tube with 20ps in it. Dairy intolerant child school is completely aware of

It's a school fund raising idea

Can’t you eat the chocolates (or bin them) then let him join his peers in the fundraiser?

They didn’t feed him it and the tube was sent home for a specific purpose so yabu

Oh get over yourself. Complaining about this shit is why no one wants to teach anymore.

So the child doesn't actually have to eat the chocolate. Are they supposed to swap each chocolate for 20p to raise money? Meaning the child was never meant to eat it?

Smarties challenge? Perhaps they could have substituted his tube of smarties for something else, but they didn't feed them to him. All the children I've ever taught have been told that they can't eat anything that's given to them (other kids' birthday treats, etc) until they've asked their parents' permission.

So they were all given a tube of something like Smarties as a treat, how old is your child. If they know that your dc cannot eat chocolate that is careless and bloody cheeky to ask for parents to fill it up with money and return it, did you know anything about that in advance. Did it come with a letter or a request for money.

Gotta agree that the child does not need to eat it. You need to get a grip

YANBU they shouldnt have done that, our school always provides something different for the children who have intolerances.
Is the child old enough to know what they can and can't eat or could they have presumed they would be allowed them since a teacher gave them to him?

Whilst this is probably less ideal I bet that the PTA or similar brought a job lot of smarties or similar for the teachers to give out. Teacher was probably given them at 5 to 3 today and hasn't had time to find a substitute. I'd empty them and give child something else as the treat and maybe send a note in to school saying what you would like to happen in the future.

Can’t think why teachers are leaving the profession in droves with parents like you about

My child is 4 and I don't collect from school on the day it appeared. My child could have eaten them and been really ill. There was no advance warning of this. I think for a fundraiser this is insensitive and unnecessary. The people commenting with " get over yourself" clearly don't have to deal with an intolerant child on a day to day basis. Count yourself lucky

OK, what would you have preferred?

Every other child gets a tube and your child gets nothing?
The fundraising project cannot take place and no-one gets a tube?

It might sound petty to some people, I think it depends on how old dc is and if they know they cannot eat chocolate, you have to be so careful with allergies and intolerance to food. It's not fair on a dc to become unwell because of someone being busy or thoughtless.

So the child didn't actually eat them and is perfectly fine ?

Presumably whoever you trust enough to pick him up is aware he is intolerant though so I am not sure why that would be relevant?

Wow. You obviously have very few problems in life.

My DS has a milk allergy but being sent home with a tube of smarties to fill back up with coins wouldn't bother me ~I'd eat them myself~

being offended or angry about it is a proper first world problem.

It's not like they sat and forced him to eat them. Nothing to complain about, just a polite reminder to the school and send the tube back with relevant funds

Sounds like a whole school fundraising idea which class teacher will have had no input in or time to think about.
They will not have been.provided with an alternative.
Just swap the smarties for a treat your child can eat and maybe ponder why schools have to resort to money making ideas.

I think you should call and log it with the police.

Or, eat the chocolate yourself and give your son a treat he can eat.

Either one will work.

Wow! YADNBU if he is 4, that is so inconsiderate and dangerous of the teacher.