Puester wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Treat the kid with
>>>> medication for an allergy; don't deprive the entire population of
>>>> something that is a lunch classic.
>>> You really need to read up on peanut allergy.
>>>
>> No, I don't need to. You must be very young; there were never any
>> complaints about peanut allergies until the last 10 years or so.
>>
>>> For someone with that allergy, to be in minimal contact with a peanut
>>> can cause anaphylactic shock and death within a few minutes!
>>>
>> HENCE... the EPI-pen.
>
> 1. The EPI-pen isn't a simple solution like an aspirin, nor is it meant
> for everyday use.
>
>> If parents know a child has allergies, don't punish
>> the masses, give the kid a solution. It's the childs' problem, not everyone
>> around the child.
>
> If 5 kids in a classroom of 20 have serious peanut allergies, are you
> suggesting they should all use an EPI-pen every day when one of their
> classmates brings PBJ for lunch?

Considering the odds of having that sensitivity, what are the odds of
having a class that has a 25% incidence rate? IOW, is your question
as stated relevant? It sounds like it's on the hyperbole end of the
hypothetical case spectrum.


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