Nut-Sensitive Policy:
All classrooms at BFCCPS are nut-sensitive. This means nuts, or products that may contain nut ingredients, may not be brought into any classroom. Our main purpose is to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for all students and your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Due to the life-threatening risk of nuts, parents and volunteers to are required to follow the guidelines below:
Please note: Individual classrooms may have restrictions in addition to the following guidelines.
Snack: Snack is held in the classroom and therefore may not contain nuts.
Students can have snacks with
advisory labeling such as "may contain", "processed in a facility that also processes" or "made on equipment with"
as long as the No Food Trading/Sharing procedure is followed.
Please label or otherwise make sure your student knows which item(s) are for snack and safe for the classroom.
Lunch: May contain nuts, however any student with a lunch that contains nuts may not sit at the allergen sensitive table.
Field Trips: Nut products in snacks and lunch are not allowed.
BFCCPS has amended its Life Threatening allergy protocol
found here in an effort to maintain the safety of all students, BFCCPS will no longer allow food, other than snacks and nut-free lunches in classrooms.
This includes after school and most evening activities. The after school and evening activities involving food will need the written permission of the Head of School.
The school has established a Life Threatening Allergy Liaison to work with families and event coordinators in the instances where an evening event is planned that does involve food.
While we realize this is a change for our community, we are confident that it is necessary in order to ensure the safety of all students.