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Article: Boy w ith a nut allergy is banned from school; 'Health risk': George Hall-Lambert.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 28, 2007
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Byline: Chris Brooke
LIKE anyone with a nut allergy, George Hall-Lambert had always assumedit was the food that caused the problem - not him.
His new school didn't agree. Concerned that none of the staff was trained tocope if the 11-year-old had an allergic reaction, the headmaster banned him -on health and safety grounds.
George, who was diagnosed with a nut allergy at 18 months, carries an emergencyadrenaline injection, known as an EpiPen, and wears a medical tag to alertcarers to his condition.
When he began at Howden School in East Yorkshire, his mother informed thecomprehensive about the allergy. A file with medical notes was forwarded fromhis primary.