Closed petition PE2203: Make schools in Scotland safe for pupils with allergies
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to close the allergy safeguard gap by introducing legislation to mandate and fund all schools to:
- hold in date Adrenaline Auto-Injector
- have an allergy policy
- provide allergy training for all school staff on emergency response, preventing reactions, and allergy awareness.
Background information
Allergy is the most common chronic condition among children, affecting around two pupils in every Scottish classroom. 18% of all food allergy reactions and a quarter of first-time anaphylaxis episodes happening in schools. Fatal allergic reactions among children happen more in school than in any other setting.
A 2024 FOI revealed fewer than 1 in 20 schools in Scotland have all four recommended allergy safeguards in place; almost half (49%) have no allergy policy; only 8% hold spare adrenaline auto-injector allergy pens; and nearly a third of schools don’t provide allergy training. This is a dangerous postcode lottery.
This petition was considered by the Scottish Parliament
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