According to Shawna, though, his new teammates – who were well aware of his peanut allergy – filled his locker with peanuts.

Carter had already experienced a prior incident at the school when he accidentally ate a contaminated cookie. On that occasion he was forced to take two doses of his EpiPen and travel to the ER.

Speaking on the severity of her son’s allergy, Shawna revealed: “His levels are off the chart. You have this big strong kid [and] one little peanut could take him down, could kill him.”

An EpiPen delivers emergency doses of epinephrine in cases of severe allergic reactions, per the Mayo Clinic.

“Anaphylaxis needs to be treated right away with an injection of epinephrine,” they write. “If it isn’t treated right away, it can be deadly.”

Carter accidentally eating a contaminated cookie was a worrying reminder of his vulnerability. What his teammates allegedly did, however, is something else entirely.