Family criticizes Half Hollow Hills School District's response to daughter's allergic reaction

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A Long Island family is pleading for accountability after they say their daughter nearly died at her junior prom. The family says that instead of rending aid to their daughter, administrators questioned her about drug abuse. McLoganTV reports.

-- A Long Island family is pleading for accountability after they say their daughter nearly died at her junior prom.

"I was like, did anything have any nuts in it, like any or peanuts, any tree nuts? And he answered, 'Yes, the while chocolate macadamia cookie,'" Varghese said. She said he friend called out"allergic shock." Varghese made it to the nurse's office, but claims staff was more interested in what drugs or alcohol she might have ingested.

He claims he brought an EpiPen to the school that helped revive his daughter who he says was in anaphylactic shock.

 

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