<p>“At some point, if you have an allergy or phobia of certain common things, you have to appreciate that you may be exposed to them. You can’t forbid a whole dorm to not use peanut butter if one person is allergic to peanuts.”</p>
<p>But that is exactly what I am saying. You can’t expect an entire building full of people to change a well-thought out school rule for your convenience, especially when it will adversely affect other people. </p>
<p>Peanuts are not volatile. I feel it would be reasonable for someone with a severe peanut allergy to request rooommates who are willing to be peanut-free in the room. It won’t matter if someone down the hall is eating peanut butter. I would hope that everyone is aware that severe peanut allergies are fairly common–I don’t put any nuts in items I take to potlucks, and I try to be careful of peanut butter in our house because my kids do have friends with peanut allergies who visit. Never had a problem here though we do eat plenty of nuts and peanuts.</p>