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April 20, 2008
This is my nightmare
An eighth-grader was charged with wanton endangerment after allegedly putting crumbled peanut butter cookies in the lunchbox of another student with a severe allergy to peanuts.
The allergic student, also an eighth-grader, did not eat the cookies and did not suffer a reaction.
Fayette County public schools spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall said the incident occurred Thursday on the Morton Middle School running track, where students had gone to eat lunch and enjoy the warm weather.
As the students neared the end of their lunchtime, a student was seen putting the crumbled cookies in the allergic student's lunchbox, she said.
It was well known the other student suffered from severe peanut allergies, Deffendall said. There was no known history of problems between the two 13-year-old students, she said.
After an investigation, the student was arrested on a felony wanton endangerment charge and has been removed from the school, Deffendall said.
I hope to God that this little bastard student is expelled. I am terrified that Youngest (who has life-threatening food allergies) could have some problems further down the road. In fact, this year has been most difficult for her. In the beginning of the school year, one of her classmates waved a peanut butter sandwich at her, taunting her. Another waved a cheese sandwich at her. Of course, I spoke to the teacher and, on each occasion, she had the students apologize to Youngest.
But, it made me so very angry. It's not her fault she has these allergies. I can see that this year has been more difficult for her. Thankfully, she is quite the social butterfly and a lot of kids still want to hang out with her. Those are the ones that are willing to not eat a PB&J sandwich or peanut butter crackers while sitting next to her.
::sigh::
Poor kid.
Posted by Cate at April 20, 2008 08:49 PM
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What kind of punishment do those charges bring?
I honestly don't know what i would do if my kid had an allergy to a food that could kill them like this. To the point that another kid could be charged with like attempted murder or something.
My nieces have food allergies but are starting to grow out of most of them.
I really can't imagine Kate.
It would be so difficult for me to know what to do for punishment for another kid.
Posted by: Kat at April 20, 2008 10:38 PM
How difficult for her. You have to wonder about the education the school and parents are doing for the children to let them know this is truly harmful (indeed deadly) to her. Perhaps they think she'll just get a mild reaction and itch? I'd think just apologizing isn't enough, but then again...they are young so maybe for a first offense it is enough.
Posted by: daisy at April 21, 2008 08:18 AM
