Student suspended for smearing peanut butter on classmate
A high school student in Wenatchee, Washington has been suspended after he smeared peanut butter on the head of one of his classmates. What’s the big deal? The kid has a peanut allergy.
Two facts worth noting:
- The smearer is 19 years old. And in high school
- Despite having a peanut allergy, the smeared had no reaction whatsoever to having peanut butter put on his forehead.
The allergic student, or someone posing as him, posted a comment on the wenatcheeworld.com where this story appeared. He said, ” I would like to comment on this, because I am the student who had the peanut butter spread on my forehead
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The 19 year old Boy Genius is definitely disturbed. (That’s the nice way to say it.) I just thought it was odd that if someone has a self-described “deadly allergy” that there was no reaction at all. Food for thought. (No pun intended.)
In some states “unwanted touching” (and I think smearing someone with peanut butter qualifies) is battery and illegal. Arrest that kid!
Allergies can get worse the more you are exposed. So, KK, I would imagine that at some point your swelling and labored breathing will worsen. I started with a swollen itchy lip and the more exposure I had to my allergen, the worse the reaction. Now I carry an epipen!
I guess the point is the kid did it, knowing (correctly or incorrectly) that it could cause serious harm to a student. To say the kid didn’t have a reaction to dismiss it would be kind of like saying he fired a gun at him, but the bullet missed, so no harm, no foul.
my son (18 months) has a high allergy to peanuts – he’s never eaten any, but his skin reacts to peanut butter. That said, I don’t know if some people are not dermatologically sensitive but would react violently if peanuts were ingested…
I am allergic to walnuts, I have eaten them, never been particularly close to dying, but my tounge swells and breathing becomes labored… When I touch walnuts my hands become red and itchy… so I imagine the “smeared” would have some sort of reaction, especially if his allergy is “deadly”