| By Gail Bradshaw Special to The News-Post
The ever popular peanut butter and jelly sandwich will still be served this year in Frederick County Public Schools despite the food allergies that some children have to peanuts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lists the following eight foods as the most common allergenic foods: milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans. Allergic reactions can include hives; flushed skin or rash; tingling or itchy sensation in the mouth; face, tongue or lip swelling; vomiting and/or diarrhea; abdominal cramps; coughing or wheezing; dizziness and/or lightheadedness; swelling of the throat and vocal cords; difficulty breathing; and loss of consciousness. According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, more than 12 million Americans, one in 25, have food allergies.
U. Pitts. BOE approves food service contract
UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP. The board of education here has approved a contract between the Upper Pittsgrove School District and Dowling Food Service Management, Inc. for the 2007-2008 school year. The cost for the management services will be in the amount of $8,500 for the entire year, effective Sept. 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Representatives from Dowling Food Service Management, Inc. were on hand for the contract approval and thanked the Upper Pittsgrove Board of Education for unanimously approving the agreement. Dowling Food Service Management, located in Stanhope, provides food service to over 40 schools in several districts throughout New Jersey. The closest schools served by the company are located in Camden County and Vineland, said District Manager Jeanine E.
Southeast schools study policy to trim administrative staff
Southeast Local School District is in the process of adopting an administrative personnel reduction in force (RIF) policy. "It's just simply good practice to have a policy that governs all personnel in your school district," said Southeast Local School District Superintendent Tom Harrison. Harrison explained that Ohio Revised Code and unions for both classified personnel and certified personnel dictate reduction in force procedures for teachers and workers such as food service workers. No policy is in effect for employees in administrative positions such as building principal or business manager. A draft proposal of such a policy received its first reading at the school board's meeting last Monday. The proposal suggests that a reduction in force may be implemented "to reduce the number of administrators upon the return to duty of administrators after leaves of absence, the suspension of schools, territorial changes affecting the district, decreased enrollment of students or financial conditions of the district." Should the school board find that a reduction in force is necessary for administrative personnel, the proposal states that replacements will not be employed for personnel that retire, resign, or whose contracts are not renewed for another reason.
What's up 08/27
Applications for Kids Cafe. Kids Cafe, a day care program sponsored by Food Bank of the Albemarle and hosted by the Elizabeth City Pasquotank Public Schools, at Sheep-Harney Elementary, is accepting applications for the 2007-08 school year. Kids Cafe starts today. Applications are available at Sheep-Harney Elementary School's administrative office or at the Food Bank of the Albemarle. For more information, call Ethel Staten at 335-4035, ext. 104. Car group to meet. The Albemarle Cruzers will meet at Camden Square in Camden today at 6 p.m. EC-Pasquotank board to meet. The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education will meet in the administrative office boardroom today at 7 p.m. The board will honor 26 employees who retired from the school district between August 2006 and July 2007.
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