Kimball School's goal is to provide a safe environment for all children. We do have students with food allergies. The purpose of this page is to provide you with information so you can make informed decisions regarding what your child can expect and what we hope you will consider when sending food with your child to school, whether it be their lunch, snacks for their class or for extra-curricular activities.

Why are we "Allergy Aware"?

We do not describe Kimball School as being "Nut Free". We cannot guarantee that students or adults will not bring nuts or traces of nuts into the school. We do not want to create a sense of security that we cannot provide and want our students and staff to always be aware that nuts are a potential hazard to keep a look out for.

Goal of Prevention

We will do everything in our ability to avoid exposing students with food allergies to the products that could result in an allergic reaction. We will use great care to avoid products that contain allergens in our cafeteria meals and our afternoon snack program. We request that families will exercise care when their child brings their own school lunch and to check the labels. We also ask families to exercise care when baking or providing packaged snacks for a classroom or extra-curricular activity. We hope to avoid any nut products to be purposely brought in to the school or sent with extra-curricular activities.

Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that can be life threatening. Food allergies are the most common cause of anaphylaxis with peanuts, tree nuts, seafood, egg and milk products being the main culprits.

The best treatment for food allergies is prevention, however, our staff are trained to recognize the symptoms of an allergic reaction. They have also had training on the use of epi pens. Should the need arise, our staff are equipped to assist and emergency services will be immediately notified as well as the parents.

Common Questions
What if my child has peanut butter for breakfast? Could this cause an allergic reaction for another child at school? -- Yes. Children should thoroughly wash their hands and brush their teeth before coming to school.

Are there peanut butter alternatives that are safe to send to school? -- Yes. However, these are difficult for staff to distinguish from peanut butter and may cause confusion, so please ensure your child can properly articulate to staff that it is a peanut free product.