Nut free zones: justified or moral panic?

Question

Are your kids allergic to nuts? Do you think banning nuts does more harm than good? 
Are the "nut free zone" school policies just another moral panic?

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I have a close friend who is allergic to all types of nuts and let me tell you that he cannot even be around nuts otherwise he'll be in the hospital. It's really crazy. So, considering the fact that nuts are an extremely common allergen these days, and very dangerous, I think it's OK to ban from schools. I've seen firsthand what a nut allergy can do to a person. It's not pretty.

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I think the real question is how are people now dying from peanuts?
Maybe it happened back then, but not nearly on the scale of what it's like today. 
This was never a thing when I was growing up.
You got peanuts on an airplane. 
If you forgot your lunch at school, they gave you a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. 
You made "ants on a log" in pre-k. 
Seriously, what is causing this shit that someone can die from being near a nut???

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I am a teacher our school is not nut free. We have nut free tables however in each classroom. We have never had an issue with cross contamination and a child having a reaction

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My friend got admitted to the hospital & legit almost died because her boyfriend ate something with nuts & she kissed him.

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Nut allergies are extremely  serious. Its worth  the rules, and I'm a pb&j; addict.

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I think it's necessary. When kids eat peanut butter and jelly they are almost certain to not properly wash their hands. Then they walk around and touch things with nut allergins on their hands. The child with the allergy then opens the door, uses the same table, uses the same sink. And bam deadly allergic reaction.

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Not having tree nuts or peanuts during some days won't cause your child to go into anaphylactic shock. (Not Op specifically) There are a billion other food options for children to take to school.
It's not a difficult rule to follow. 
Very justified.

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I'm curious about other allergies too. Are nuts particularly bad? And where do you draw the line on what should be banned?

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No. I like not accidentally murdering children. You don't need nuts. If you want them, you cab eat them at home.

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if your banning peanuts for the entire country...you're doing more harm then the increase in peanut allergies will sky rocket the roof, not to mention many industries (using America as an example) that use peanuts as a source will downfall and need I say that effects to that? All in all certain places should have limitations for it just like cigarettes

Nut free zones: justified or moral panic?

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