Managing Food Allergies & Intolerance
USD 232 Student Nutrition is prepared to assist families and students by providing reasonable meal modifications prescribed by an authorized medical authority to accommodate a child’s food allergy or intolerance.
2026–27 Meal Modification Letter & Medical Statement
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Jolyn Baldner at 913-667-6200. Otherwise, please return the completed medical statement to:
Jolyn Baldner, Director of Student Nutrition
35200 W 91st St
De Soto, KS 66018
Email: jbaldner@usd232.org
Fax: 913-667-6202
After receiving your completed form, we will contact you to discuss how to implement a special diet for your student.
Menu Modifications for Non-Medical Reasons
We plan our menus with great care to incorporate choices that will satisfy all students' needs. If your student's diet is not being met with our current menu offerings, please feel free to contact us to discuss additional options. At our discretion, we will partner with you in an attempt to come up with an acceptable solution that honors your student's diet preferences for non-medical reasons.
Nut Policy
Due to the large number of severe nut allergies in our district, the Student Nutrition Department prepares and produces school meals in a nut-aware environment. We also have many schools and classrooms that have been designated as peanut-restricted zones.
Elementary Schools: Our policy is generally to avoid all nut-related products at the elementary level. There may be nut products in these building for use in our catering program. These items are prepared on separate tables from where school items are produced, and thorough sanitation procedures are enforced. Our department checks the ingredient labels of purchased items for the elementary meals to ensure, to the best of our ability, that they do not contain nut ingredients or are processed in a plant that manufactures peanut products. Please note there may be pre-packaged Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich entree options in sack lunches at some sites.
Secondary Schools: We offer pre-packaged products that contain nuts in the secondary snack/a la carte options, as well as a pre-packaged Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich entree option periodically on our main menu. We do not prepare these items in our kitchens where any of our other foods are located. We also offer designated tables for students with peanut and tree nut allergies in the cafeteria seating area.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our department or the nurse's office at your student's school.
Disclaimer: We are committed to providing an allergy friendly dining experience, however, ingredients and nutritional content of food items served in cafeterias may vary. In addition, manufacturers may change product formulation or consistency of ingredients without the district's knowledge and product availability may fluctuate. While every effort is made to identify ingredients, it is not possible to assure against these contingencies. It is ultimately the responsibility of the student or guardian to determine whether or not menu items should be consumed. The Student Nutrition Department cannot guarantee the safety of students with life-threatening allergies.
