Aug 17, 2017, Greenwich (CT) Times: New Greenwich district-wide allergy awareness program to start in fall http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/New-Greenwich-district-wide-allergy-awareness-11882426.php When classes resume in two weeks, Greenwich Public Schools will roll out new resources for teachers, parents and students on how to keep children with severe food allergies safe. Principals will be armed with letters, lesson plans, worksheets and book recommendations approved and vetted by district officials aimed at spreading food allergy awareness. “It’s about saving lives,” said Abbe Large. The district needed to have a formal plan in place “to allow people to empathize and to protect their friends and to reduce the risk of accidental exposure.” ... National statistics put the number of children with food allergies at one in 13, or about two students per classroom. In 2015, Pupil Personnel Services Director Mary Forde estimated about 5 percent of students in the school district had life-threatening food allergies; local numbers are hard to quantify these days because food allergies are on the rise, Large said. … Greenwich High School is now the only public school in Greenwich to serve peanut butter on its cafeteria menu. ... “Last year we introduced training for staff and administration on the administration of epinephrine to previously unknown reactors,” said Keller. “This was a big step in providing more coverage. We expect regulations to come through sometime this year that will even further expand the coverage.”...

Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.