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DOJ settles with Massachusetts college agreeing that food allergy may be disability under ADA

According to an Associated Press report in the Longview Daily News, the U.S. Department of Justice recently settled a suit with Lesley University in Washington over accommodating students with food allergies.

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Massachusetts school district implements policy making its schools nut free zones

According to CBS 3 Springfield, Frontier Regional School District (FRSD) has adopted a policy that bans peanuts and all tree nut products. FRSD previously banned peanut products, but decided to extend the ban, creating a “nut safe policy,” because of the recent rise in children being diagnosed with nut allergies.

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