Should Schools Ban Halloween Treats to Protect Kids with Allergies?

By Stan Golovchuk and Emily Stone

Halloween is supposed to be a little scary. But at least one suburban school district is hoping to make sure that fear doesn't extend to snacktime  — a part of the school day that can be fraught for parents of kids with food allergies.

This year, Halloween parties in Glencoe's school district 35 will prohibit any food from entering classrooms to protect students with possible food allergies and teach students other ways of celebrating the holiday, the Chicago Tribune reports. 

Instead of swapping candy, "the students will be working on giving-back stations, where they are actually doing something nice for someone else," Catherine Wang, the district's director of curriculum and instruction told the Chicago Tribune. 

What do you think? Do you agree with the changes the district is making? Would you like to see yours do something similar?