Government Guidance Everywhere

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Government Guidance Everywhere
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Tue, 10-13-2009 - 8:34am
My husband and I are always remarking about how dumbed-down Americans have become. We must have the government hold our hand in nearly everything we do. If we could think for ourselves imagine how much money we'd save and how much less government we would have intervening in our lives.
Below is a cute story of a little boy who went to Washington to advocate for kids with food allergies. There is actually a 30 million dollar bill in Congress now that would set up food allergy guidelines for schools.
I realize there are people with allergies to all kinds of things, but must the rest of the world be regulated by the government accordingly? Is it necessary for the government to intervene in what should be a common-sense practice for those who have such allergies? 
If a parent tells the school of a child's allergy, then the onus is on the school to make sure the child doesn't come in contact with the allergen while at school. What more is needed? Must  legislation be there to regulate other children's lunches and snacks? Should we deny 100 kids the right to a peanut butter sandwich because 2 kids have a peanut allergy?
I think most schools do as much as they can to protect children; I don't think more government intervention is the answer. What's next? Children can't go outside for recess because one child is allergic to bees?  Common sense tells us that if we (or our child) have an allergy we should be mindful and watch out for our own well-being. We shouldn't expect others to change their habits nor should we expect the government to step in and oversee what's put on our plates.

 


Food Allergy Bills


Title: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009 (S. 456/H.R. 1378)

Goal: To develop voluntary guidelines to manage risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs; to fund local grants to schools to implement guidelines

Funding: $30 million for 2010

Source: U.S. Library of Congress


http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/kid.lobbyist/index.html

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Registered: 05-23-2008
Tue, 10-13-2009 - 11:27am

We have had all kinds of experts telling us what to do.

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Registered: 03-18-2000
Tue, 10-13-2009 - 6:28pm
A child's lunch is the parents responsibilty. Pack a suitable lunch. Maybe a note to the school nurse

 


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