So what is everyone thinking about the Lesley College Dept of Justice ruling???
I love that the ruling insists that food allergic kids deserve to have equal access to the social world as well as feeling safe while eating.
This has been an issue at some colleges-- I know from personal, shall we say, experience. And it's painful when a kid feels he or she has to sacrifice sociability to being safe. College,with its " in loco parentis" ideals, should work with a student to achieve those goals. A school should not act as though the student is at fault and should not be antagonistic to the student.
These are kids-- responsible kids-- who are trying to manage a system much larger than themselves. And colleges should Be supportive.
I hope that this DoJ ruling will help schools understand the world a food allergic student must navigate- and help that student through the rough waters.
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