Teen football players are under fire after they ‘deliberately put peanuts into an allergic teammate’s locker.’
Carter Mannon’s peanut allergy was diagnosed at just nine months old.
By exercising caution, he’s been able to live a normal life, even making it onto the Varsity football team at Lake Travis High School, Texas.
However, according to Mannon’s mum, his teammates took advantage of their knowledge of his allergy, filling his locker with peanuts that could kill him.
Recalling the moment her son’s allergy became apparent, Shawna Mannon, tells People: “We had him sitting on the counter, and my husband was making a peanut butter sandwich right next to him. Carter reached his hand inside of the peanut butter jar and he ended up smearing it on himself.
“He broke out in hives right away – it was a perfect handprint of hives. And that’s when we realized, ‘Oh, he must be allergic.’”