3-Year-Old Dies After Eating Grilled Cheese Sandwich At School Despite His Documented Allergy

On November 3, 2017, a supervising adult at a preschool in Harlem, New York, gave 3-year-old Elijah Silvera a grilled cheese sandwich. It wasn’t long after Elijah ate the sandwich that he started exhibiting some troubling side effects. Instead of calling 911, the school called Elijah’s mother, who rushed him to the hospital. Elijah went...