We are a NUT AWARE School.

While Bearpsaw School endeavours to be nut free school, and we make every effort to keep students from being exposed to allergens, we can not guarantee it will never occur.  However, due to life threatening allergies, no one may bring any type of peanut or other nuts, or products containing any peanuts or other nuts (or derivatives such as oil) into the school. Further to this end, students are not permitted to share snacks or lunches.

Although we call ourselves Nut Aware, it still means no nuts or peanuts, or products that may contain them, in the school.

Specifically,

Being Nut Aware means you are:

• Aware that nut allergies can cause serious injuries and can kill
• Aware that some of our students have life threatening nut allergies
• Aware that it is everyone’s right to be safe at school
• Aware of the signs and of anaphylaxis, and what to do if you see it
• Aware that great alternatives to nuts and nut butters exist
• Aware of our rules:

• no foods that do or may contain any elements of peanuts or tree nuts are permitted
• foods for sharing (celebrations, etc) among classes with students who have allergies must be prepared in nut free facilities (sorry, that usually means no home cooking)

It is everyone's responsibility to help keep all of our students safe.  Nuts can kill; please keep them out of the school.