Cockroach Health Risk

[Bloodletting]

allergies

Some people are very allergic to roaches. I am a sixth grade teacher and I have 5 differents species of roaches. I have yet to have a problem with a student or the health codes. I had one request for a student to be placed in adifferent room at the start of last year due to allergies but the school and parents were good about it and I still have everything. The problem with health boards is this, once they feel there is a problem, you and the school could be liable if something arises due to the roaches.

I am sure the school will ask you to remove them. Now that a concern has been made, they don't want to be liable if something should happen.

Everyone loves to sue. That's also part of the problem.

Scott

 

[The_Monk]

Well the EHO came out today with no Animal Welfare Officer! I asked if he was coming and he said yes, but I rang and he wasn't!! He didnt even know that he was suppose to come! Great eh! Well I arranged another appointment but after what he said on the phone he seemed dead set against the animals!

Everyone is fuming, parents, children, and staff! They all want them back! The EHO is so ignorant! The children know how to care and look after the animals which OFSTED love and the EHO are stomping all over it! Apparently education just isn't worth it.

Makes me so mad! :evil:

 

[DragonMaiden]

Sounds like he is just harassing you maybe looking for a payoff, it happened to a guy I know who owns a petshop and a club. They made him remove the alligator from the club so now he's redoing his petstore to house the alligator. His cage was awesome (had a spectral lights and water falls etc, )more than enough room too. So he found a way around it and the guy actually asked for a payoff to keep the allig. in the club. Needless to say he doesnt have his job anymore He got busted!. Good Luck!!

 

[The_Monk]

I spoke to the solicitor and well, he was not hard to convince my animals were the best things in the whole world! He gave me some good advice on what to put in my appeal and how to fight fire with fire so to speak! So my appeal should go in tomorrow if I get it typed up in time and then its fingers crossed! The solicitor did say fights against the government were hard but it takes patience and determination to win and there's no reason I could not win!!

Keep your fingers crossed I'll post when I get a response!

 

[Ecilious]

Best of luck with all of this. I went to a nursery school which had stick insects and lizards (which I used to go and help dig up earthworms for) and I'm pretty sure they had something to do with my modern day love.




And if you should see him in the carpark afterwards...

...vrrrmmmm!

 

[roach dude]

i live in england to and i keep hissers and they are no threat. if they escape they will die in a day or two.and from what i know they dont carry any diseases so that healt insepector is talking out his ass.just 'steriotyping' roaches as vermin!

 

[fantasticp]

I am really glad you decided to stick it out. Exposing kids to pets other than cats and dogs fuels the interest to explore and builds tolerance to new ideas.

 

[Juliancito]

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Keep us posted.......btw why dont you look for support on teachers from other schools...maybe they can give you some kind of letter too, where they can explain their experiences about invertebrates in their classrooms....or you can get also some kind of documen with lots and lots of signatures of the people that want them back....who knows....maybe that could help.

 

[The_Monk]

OK quick update for you all, after putting my concerns about EHO in an appeal letter and chatting with the EHO there is talk of them coming back. THey still reckon they undecided! (Dimwits) Anyhow, they asked for fecal samples to be done on the snake and beardie which are being done, and also a physical???! (The vet was like, you joking right?) Stupid EHO. The rest of the animals are declared OK but can't come back to the say so. The cockroaches probably won't be allowed back as EHO are scared of them (The animal welfare officer said so!!) but unless they write that in the final report all the animals will be back!!! Woohoo! Just gotta wait for the say so, they are considering even not letting it get to tribunal (guess my letter of concern was too good! ).

I'm so chuffed (Fingers crossed everyone that they give the nod)

 

[Juliancito]

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Monk
It's good to hear such great news..:clap: ..hope everything goes just fine ...best of luck's.

 

[DragonMaiden]

Glad to hear it!

 

[The_Monk]

I got a court date! Woooyay! My papers look so official with Me Vs. Birmingham City Council written accross them! LOL! Gonna kick some EHO ass next thursday! woo yay woo yay!

 

[roach dude]

<EDIT - One more and you're on vacation - MrI>

 

[Ecilious]

:clap: Go kick some ass.

 

[roach dude]

for how long?????i think its dum that u cant swear??

 

[The_Monk]

Thought I'd update you all as I haven't for months. It should be over by now but the dates keep getting cancelled and changed! (do you think the council might be a little confused as to what to do?? first case scenario??) Anyway the hearing which is now changed to a meeting before a hearing is next week! So fingers crossed!

 

[mantid]

Good Luck. Stupid people.

 

[yuanti]

My family has a number of allergies and my wife told their allergist that what we have in the house (dog, hamster, 3 H. Spinifer, and 40+ B. Dubia in the garage)

The allergist just said that they should avoid getting stung by the scorps as we would not be sure as to their reaction to them, plus to stay away from breathing any of the air from the rubbermaid I have the roaches in...as their fecal matter can induce allergic reactions in many people. (much like dust mites "its the fecal matter people are allergic to")

People who may handle roaches may be exposed to some of the fecal matter that may be on the exoskeleton of the roach, even in trace amounts as the roaches can not keep themselves totally free of the matter 100% of the time.

 

[OldHag]

I have hissers and Im horribly allergic to them!! I get all itchy, sneezy and miserable when I deal with them. I guess I ll have to get rid of them someday but for now I make my kids clean the cage

 

[Drachenjager]

Roaches

Prob is these idiots dont know a roach from a roach, i mean the insect from the doobie . they hire people with half a brain then destroy that half. The guy is just a roachaphobic