Packed lunch getting nicked

sqwiggle

*max* wrote: »

Actually, a crap lunch/breakfast can be the cause of lack of attention in class, tiredness, hunger..etc. So yes, teachers should be concerned because not only is it bad for the kids healthwise, it also interferes with proper schooling and makes their job more difficult and less efficient. But then, it's not what the OP was asking - it's only a secondary point that emerged from her post.

Crap breakfast - so what next we have teachers come and inspect our homes and 'educate' us on what to feed for breakfast.

A bag of crisps as a treat hurts noone. In moderation.

Maybe if teachers speant more time 'teaching', their job would be more efficent. At the very least it would mean less time telling off a naughty parent because little Timmy had a Mars Bar at lunch.

delain

sqwiggle wrote: »

Crap breakfast - so what next we have teachers come and inspect our homes and 'educate' us on what to feed for breakfast.

A bag of crisps as a treat hurts noone. In moderation.

Maybe if teachers speant more time 'teaching', their job would be more efficent. At the very least it would mean less time telling off a naughty parent because little Timmy had a Mars Bar at lunch.

Here, teachers teach.

The school has a 'pastoral care worker' who deals with emotional needs (DD1 told her a couple of whoppers before she realised she was being played and I'm not the heartless cow I got painted as lol)

and the 'dinner ladies' are the ones who do the lunchbox checking, just by walking round the class whilst the children are eating and junk spotting in passing, so to speak. The kids don't get singled out at luchtime, but the parents get told that their child's lunch was inappropriate. They give the same reasons *Max* did!

sulkisu

Molly41 wrote: »

Its probably being taken by some poor kid whose parents are not providing enough food for them or who has to fend for him/ herself. Have you thought about packing two lots of everything and writing a kindly note telling the child to talk to the teacher about the issue? I would do this for a while and see if the situation improves.

I suspect poor kids whose parents can't afford to feed them are probably receiving free school meals.
As it's the crisps and sweets that being taken, it could be any child regardless of whether they are well fed or not. Even the most innocent child mightl pinch a few sweets if they think they can get away with it. If you can't find a lockable lunchbox, perhaps you could suggest to the school that lunchboxes are locked away and then given out at lunchtime.

Tent_2

crisps and sweets = bad for kids and adults.

Best if you pay for him to have proper school dinners.

*max*

sqwiggle wrote: »

Crap breakfast - so what next we have teachers come and inspect our homes and 'educate' us on what to feed for breakfast.

A bag of crisps as a treat hurts noone. In moderation.

Maybe if teachers speant more time 'teaching', their job would be more efficent. At the very least it would mean less time telling off a naughty parent because little Timmy had a Mars Bar at lunch.

People should be educated about the food they give their children, yes; there is more than enough info out there that it shouldn't be too hard to get the basics right. And the kids should have some understanding of what healthy and unhealthy foods are, and that could be taught in schools, yes. It's important.
I agree a bag of crisps or a chocolate bar once in a while is fine - but that's not what transpires from the thread, is it? Anyway...

Molly41

sulkisu wrote: »

I suspect poor kids whose parents can't afford to feed them are probably receiving free school meals.
As it's the crisps and sweets that being taken, it could be any child regardless of whether they are well fed or not. Even the most innocent child mightl pinch a few sweets if they think they can get away with it. If you can't find a lockable lunchbox, perhaps you could suggest to the school that lunchboxes are locked away and then given out at lunchtime.

At my kids primary they have never done free school meals as all the kids bring in packed lunches. Also it may be a child from a family who is not eligible but still has no money/ chaotic lifestyle. I think some of the attitudes/ opinions are very harsh as it is a primary school child and there is probably an understandable reason why it may be happening that needs investigating in a sensitive manner.

onlyroz

*max* wrote: »

People should be educated about the food they give their children

I wouldn't object to the lunch-box police if I had more confidence that the school dinners were healthy. E.g. is it right to confiscate a bit of cake from a child when their peers have been given chocolate pudding in the school dinners.

blue_haddock

the other option rather than lace the food with laxatives is to put a good dollop of red hot chilli sauce on the butties.

You'll soon work out who's the thief when they see someone with their head under the water fountain for half an hour!

moomoomama27

onlyroz wrote: »

I wouldn't object to the lunch-box police if I had more confidence that the school dinners were healthy. E.g. is it right to confiscate a bit of cake from a child when their peers have been given chocolate pudding in the school dinners.

Exactly!!

At my childrens school IMHO the school dinners are appalling, very unhealthy with lots of sugary puddings, and chips 2x a week!

My children have always taken a packed lunch, and they take a packet of crisps, and a cereal bar or small club/penguin bar, but also take soups (in winter), and fruit, yoghurt cucmber and cheeses, among other things. Balanced, they are not on a diet and a bit of chocolate or a small packet of crisps won't hurt!

The lunch box policing is getting out of hand! Thankfully my childrens school don't seem concerned by an odd packet of crisps here and there!

As for the lunchbox stealing, speak to the class teacher, maybe they will allow your child to keep his lunchbox in the class until the problem is sorted out?

*max*

onlyroz wrote: »

I wouldn't object to the lunch-box police if I had more confidence that the school dinners were healthy. E.g. is it right to confiscate a bit of cake from a child when their peers have been given chocolate pudding in the school dinners.

Of course it isn't right! But my point is, that bit of cake may be part of a lunchbox that consists of only crisps and a coke. Those are the parents that ruin it for everyone else, I believe. As long as the rest of the lunch is healthy, there is nothing wrong at all with a small piece of cake. There has to be a balance. If the kids getting school meals were given a chocolate pudding for dessert but the rest of the meal was healthy to compensate, then there isn't a problem either.

Edit: Just seen the post just before this. Well, if the school meals are carp too, then it should be taken up with the school. If that same school are taking away something from a kid when the rest of his meal is fine, then they're wrong. But we're veering from the original question here, so I'm stopping now.