Allergy boy joy

Aaron is five, but has not spent a day at school because of his severe allergic reaction to any form of nuts or nut derivatives.

Teachers had been reluctant to accept him because if he has an anaphylactic reaction he needs an injection of adrenaline immediately.

His mum, Jacqueline, has no transport and has been turned down for a mobility allowance so the medication would have to be administered by the teachers.

His plight was highlighted in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph in April and since then the family have moved to Redvers Street.

When the Anaphylaxis Campaign was contacted they sent information and a protocol adopted by other schools in other boroughs and this was forwarded to Lancashire County Council by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. A meeting was held at a local school and Jacqueline has signed an agreement and, in the unfortunate event of him having a reaction, teachers are being trained to use the EpiPen which administers an injection of adrenaline.

Jacqueline said: "He will be attending part-time for the rest of this year and then in August he will begin school properly attending for a full day.

"I am dead chuffed and Aaron is really excited. I told him yesterday and he was over the moon. He could not believe it and can't wait to make new friends after the half-term holiday is over.

"He just wants to go to school like every other child does."

Aaron's sister Ashley is attending a junior school near to Aaron and Jacqueline's other children Tara, 11, and nine-year-old Jerome attend Lowerhouse Junior School.

The school which has agreed to accept Aaron does not want to be identified, but the head teacher said: "We are just treating him as a child of school age in our catchment area.

"We feel we can cope with the situation."

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