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Make a nut-free or peanut-free classroom sign, a peanut-free table sign, or an allergy alert for the door. Change the words to match your school, then print it or save it as a PDF.
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Nut-Free Classroom
Someone in this room has a severe nut allergy. Please do not bring peanuts, tree nuts, or foods made with them into this classroom.
Which sign do you need?
- Nut-free classroom: for a child allergic to tree nuts, or to both peanuts and tree nuts. Goes on the classroom door at eye level for parents.
- Peanut-free classroom: for a peanut allergy only. Many tree-nut snacks are made on shared lines with peanuts, so check the child’s plan before you choose the narrower sign.
- Peanut-free table: for the cafeteria. Students at that table bring lunches without peanut products, and the table gets wiped before and after each lunch period.
- Allergy alert: for rooms where the allergy is not only nuts (milk, egg, sesame, fish), or for a substitute teacher’s view of the door. List the allergens instead of naming the student.
- Contains nuts: a label for bake sales, class parties and staff-room treats, so nobody has to ask what is in the brownies.
Where to put it
- The outside of the classroom door, where parents dropping off snacks will see it before they walk in.
- Inside, next to where food is eaten, and near the sink as a reminder to wash hands after lunch. Hand sanitizer does not remove peanut protein well; soap and water or wipes do.
- On the bus, the after-school room and the art room. Art and science projects use birdseed, nut shells and empty food boxes more often than people expect.
- In the substitute teacher folder, together with the child’s allergy action plan and where the epinephrine is kept.
Wording that parents actually read
Short beats polite. Parents glance at a door for a second while holding a lunch box, so the headline has to carry the whole message: what is not allowed in this room. Put the reason second (“a student has a life-threatening allergy”), and keep the thank-you to one line. If your school uses a newsletter or a class app, send the same words there at the start of the year so the sign is a reminder, not news.
Avoid lists of banned brand names. Recipes change, and a list makes it look like anything not on it is fine. “Please check labels for peanuts and tree nuts” ages better.
A card for the teacher, sitter or grandparents
A sign covers the room. The adults looking after your child need more detail: what the allergy is, what a reaction looks like, and what to do. AllergyCard makes a wallet-sized allergy card you can hand to a teacher, a nanny or a relative, in English or in two languages side by side if the caregiver reads another language.
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What is the difference between a nut-free and a peanut-free sign?
Peanuts are legumes and tree nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts and so on) grow on trees, and many children are allergic to one group but not the other. A peanut-free sign only asks people to keep peanuts out. A nut-free sign covers both. Use the one that matches the child’s allergy plan, or the school’s policy if it already has one.
Should I put the child’s name on the sign?
Usually not. A door sign is seen by every visitor, and families often prefer not to point out one child. Ask the parents first. If you need staff to know who it is, put the name in the substitute folder or the allergy action plan instead.
Does a sign make the classroom safe?
No. A sign is a reminder for families and visitors. It works alongside the child’s allergy action plan, staff who know how to use epinephrine, hand washing, and cleaning tables after eating. Schools that cannot promise a room is completely nut-free sometimes say "nut-aware" or "allergy-aware" instead, which is more honest about what a sign can do.
What size should I print it?
Print door and wall signs full page on US Letter or A4. For a lunch table, print one page and fold it into a tent, or tape it flat at each end of the table. Card stock or a sheet protector keeps it readable for the whole school year.
Is this sign maker really free?
Yes. There is no account, payment or watermark, and the sign is made in your browser. AllergyCard makes money from bilingual allergy cards for travel; the signs are free.
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