I’m a “class mom” for my kid’s home room this year.
Basically means we help out with arts and crafts and provide food for events.
I was in charge of the “welcome back” party this year.
Three days before the party the teacher wrote and said one of the kids in class has allergies and could I avoid bringing any food the kid is allergic to so she doesn’t feel left out.
I said sure I’ll do my best to accommodate.
I get the list. Dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, gluten, citrus.
I wrote back and said I couldn’t be sure anything made in my kitchen would be free of all those things.
The teacher sent me a link for a restaurant that would accommodate her and said I could get the food from there instead.
I looked at the menu and it would have cost $300 to feed all the kids from that place. The groceries for my home made food were $100 even. Already more than I’d hoped to spend.
I said I couldn’t do that for the whole class but I could get the kid whatever she wanted from there alongside the other food.
The teacher said I should be more considerate to the child’s feelings because she’s feel left out while the other kids ate something she couldn’t have.
I went ahead with the party as planned, and got the kid a meal from the restaurant.
I was removed from class parent after that. My daughter is disappointed because she was looking forward to having me volunteer this year, and now I’m considering contesting it. But I need outside confirmation that I’m not the one in the wrong here so I don’t accidentally embarrass myself or my daughter.
Basically means we help out with arts and crafts and provide food for events.
I was in charge of the “welcome back” party this year.
Three days before the party the teacher wrote and said one of the kids in class has allergies and could I avoid bringing any food the kid is allergic to so she doesn’t feel left out.
I said sure I’ll do my best to accommodate.
I get the list. Dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, gluten, citrus.
I wrote back and said I couldn’t be sure anything made in my kitchen would be free of all those things.
The teacher sent me a link for a restaurant that would accommodate her and said I could get the food from there instead.
I looked at the menu and it would have cost $300 to feed all the kids from that place. The groceries for my home made food were $100 even. Already more than I’d hoped to spend.
I said I couldn’t do that for the whole class but I could get the kid whatever she wanted from there alongside the other food.
The teacher said I should be more considerate to the child’s feelings because she’s feel left out while the other kids ate something she couldn’t have.
I went ahead with the party as planned, and got the kid a meal from the restaurant.
I was removed from class parent after that. My daughter is disappointed because she was looking forward to having me volunteer this year, and now I’m considering contesting it. But I need outside confirmation that I’m not the one in the wrong here so I don’t accidentally embarrass myself or my daughter.