Concerns about food allergies are among the many issues that have reduced the instances of classroom parties.
NORTH BRUNSWICK -- The combined morning and afternoon kindergarten classes at the Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick are shown participating in a birthday celebration in this photo from June 1955.
The party was for all the children whose birthdays would come during summer vacation.
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While classroom parties have not been entirely eliminated, they are far less common than in years past; concerns about food allergies are among the many issues that have reduced the instances of birthday and other classroom parties.
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