<p>Dear Parents:</p><p>There are students in our school community with potentially life threatening food allergies. These foods may include PEANUTS and TREE NUTS. An accidental contact with these foods can cause a severe allergic reaction and even death for students with this condition.</p><p>Reactions such as itching, hives, swelling of the tongue, lips and throat and shortness of breath may occur. Avoiding these foods and educating the community are the keys to keeping these students safe. Even though these students may not ingest an actual peanut or nut product, for example, many foods actually contain traces of these products. It is important to remind your children not to share foods with other students as an allergy may occur. Also, please take this into consideration when sending in foods for special occasions. Only commercially prepared foods with labelled ingredients may be sent in.</p><p>If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school at (732)602-8511 or the nurse, Mrs. Balog at (732)602-8513.</p><p>Thank you in advance for your cooperation.</p>