June 17, 2009
In the words of the 1920s novelty song: "Yes we have no bananas, we have no bananas today".
Guru thinks that should be the new song for children at Stoke Damerel Primary School in Plymouth after they were banned from bringing in bananas because of a staff allergy.
The banana boycott has been branded "over the top" by the council leader, who says she will look into the ban.
Apparently, the employee's allergy is potentially life-threatening and can be likened to extreme reactions associated with nut allergies, such as anaphylactic shock.
Imagine if one of the pupils replaced the traditional teachers' pet fruit of apple with a banana by mistake. The results could be catastrophic - death by banana.
However, the allergic individual is leaving the school in September and pupils will be free to bring in the nation's favourite curved fruit from then.
Guru thinks that should be the new song for children at Stoke Damerel Primary School in Plymouth after they were banned from bringing in bananas because of a staff allergy.
The banana boycott has been branded "over the top" by the council leader, who says she will look into the ban.
Apparently, the employee's allergy is potentially life-threatening and can be likened to extreme reactions associated with nut allergies, such as anaphylactic shock.
Imagine if one of the pupils replaced the traditional teachers' pet fruit of apple with a banana by mistake. The results could be catastrophic - death by banana.
However, the allergic individual is leaving the school in September and pupils will be free to bring in the nation's favourite curved fruit from then.
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