On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:14:22 -0500, "jmcquown" > wrote:

>What a stupid thing to do to that child. Suspend him from school for eating
>peanuts? No wonder education in this country has gone downhill. The people
>who run the school systems are obviously idiots. The child eating peanuts
>is not responsible for a child with allergies. You didn't cite any sources
>but it doesn't sound like the kid with peanuts ran up and crushed peanuts in
>this other kids' mouth.
>
>Jill
>

Modern day rules/policy are set by LAWYERS !
They're put in place to reduce liability.

If Little Joey stuffed a peanut up his nose, and suffocated,
you can be sure the outraged parents would be sueing
the school district for a $$zillion$$ bucks.....
( and, sigh... they'd win )


<rj>