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Article: SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS NUT ALLERGIES
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 15, 2002
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Local school leaders and parents will meet tonight to discuss how
Amesbury Elementary School will accommodate two incoming students who
have severe nut allergies.
Principal Gail Korpusik is considering making the elementary
school nut-free, which would mean that no student would be allowed to
bring any snacks or lunches to school that contain nut products.
That means no peanut butter and jelly.
Tonight, Korpusick will hear input from parents who have objected
to a school-wide nut ban, and she hopes they will take the
opportunity to hear about nut allergies from experts. Margie
Walentuk, Amesbury's head nurse, said the forum also will feature a
panel of specialists including a food-allergy ...