Hudson College Lower School Policy: Managing Food

Allergies in Hudson College Elementary Classrooms

Background

Hudson College is committed to providing a learning environment where all

students feel safe, respected and included. A healthy, safe, inclusive learning
environment is essential to student success.

Objective

• To ensure that children with food allergies are included in classroom

activities, celebrations or events that include food items to be eaten.
• To establish inclusive practices amongst elementary parents when
bringing food items to the elementary classrooms for the purpose of
classroom activities, celebrations or events.

Policy

Hudson College recognizes that we have a number of students in our elementary

division that have food allergies.

Hudson College is aware that a number of classroom specific activities,

celebrations and events occur throughout the academic year in elementary
classrooms that involve the inclusion of food items meant to be eaten by
students.

Hudson College is committed to making sure that all students have equal
opportunity to experience the positive outcomes of such activities, celebrations
and events while ensuring that students with food allergies are safe.

Hudson College will ensure the safety and inclusion of students with food
allergies during such occasions, by asking students, parents and teachers in our
elementary classrooms to follow the procedures listed below.

Procedures

1. It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to inform the classroom teacher

(and school office administration) if their child has a food allergy and to
clearly state all foods the student is allergic to. This includes mandatory
updates to their child’s medical information on QuickSchools.

R. Bastien B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed., OCT

Vice Principal, Hudson College
 2. It is the responsibility of the classroom teacher to post a list of all food and
other allergies on their website that can be easily accessed by all
parents/guardians. Parents/guardians will inform the classroom teacher of
updates should new allergies arise during the academic year. Names of
students who have these allergies will NOT be identified.

3. A “No Food Sharing” rule will be promoted in the elementary classrooms.

4. Parents will be required to provide two days notice if a food item is to be

brought into the elementary classroom. The food item and ingredients
must be included. The teacher will forward this information to the parents
in the classroom.

5. The item must adhere to the food allergy list noted in the classroom and
will not be served if it does not.

Update: November 2019

R. Bastien B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed., OCT

Vice Principal, Hudson College