Allergy Aware
Kathyrn School is an allergy aware school where we strive to ensure the ongoing safety of our students and staff. This includes ensuring that we are sensitive to the health risks associated with food allergies within the school, which most commonly (but not exclusively) includes peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, dairy, shellfish, gluten, and soy.
For the safety of those who may have a severe allergic reaction to peanuts and tree nuts, we request that you do not send peanut or nut products to school with your child in lunches, for snack, bakes sales or classroom celebrations.
If a student has brought a nut item to school, we ask that they please inform the lunch room supervisor so accomodations can be made.
Being Allergy Aware means we are:
- Aware that allergic reactions can be severe, rapid and life-threatening
- Aware that some of our students or staff may have severe allergies
- Aware that it is everyone’s right to be safe at school
- Aware of the signs and of anaphylaxis, and what to do if you see it
If a student has a severe food allergy, it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to inform the office as soon as possible so that precautions can be set in place. If your child carries an Epi-Pen, an up-to-date prescription and a signed medication administration authorization form should be submitted to the front office for emergency use.
Please note that although we are allergy aware and make every effort to keep students from being exposed to allergens, we cannot guarantee it will never occur.
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