Once again, we are flying off into the realm of hyperbole, gentlemen.

If someone is allergic to a bee sting, there's not much you can do but be prepared to react, but when it's a situation you can control, such as not allowing potentially dangerous food to be near the kid, what is wrong with that?

There's a big difference between being overprotective and doing everything possible to make sure your child doesn't come into contact with a substance that is likely to kill him or her. Believe me, I know people with these types of allergies and they take very good care of themselves and have done so for many years, but to expect a kid to do that is a bit much. And to expect other kids in the school to be aware of the allergies of their little friend and steer clear is not fair to the kids.

There's a big difference between "catering to the minority" in the case of their religion or food preferences and helping to lower the risk of death via allergic reaction. It's a very easy risk to eliminate. I mean, come on...giving your kids peanut butter at home and ham or turkey sandwiches at school is not a sign of the apocalypse.