Dinnerlady made kid eat food out of BIN - ‘it wasn’t contaminated’

[glib]

A Brummie dinner lady forced a young girl, 8, to eat a cheese sandwich out of the BIN in a ‘disgusting attack’ against the tot.

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Cianna-Rae & Mum Seateasha are traumatised by the ‘vile’ attack

Cianna-Rae threw her cheese sandwich in the bin at lunchtime in school, angrily claiming it was ‘tasteless’, but a distressed staff member at Osborne Primary School, Birmingham, made her fish it out and EAT it, as they were ‘concerned’ Cianna-Rae was not eating enough.

However the school have hit back, claiming the food was ‘wrapped up’ (in accordance with Natasha’s Law), so no contamination took place.

Seatesha is ‘now looking’ for another school for her child.

How do you make kids eat their lunch?

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[bots]

since when has a dinner lady been an authority figure at school

[Swan]

Shouldn't have made her eat it, should have had a word with her about how we shouldn't take food for granted.

[Niamh.]

*Cianna-Rae threw her cheese sandwich in the bin at lunchtime in school, angrily claiming it was ‘tasteless’,*

Sounds like a cheeky, rude kid. The Dinner lady shouldn't have made her take it out of the Bin or eat it but she should have reported the child to her teacher though

[Crimson Dynamo]

Badly brought up brat

[Swan]

Badly brought up brat

The mum probably just trying to make a couple quid selling the 'story' by the looks of it. Something out of nothing.

[Alf]

since when has a dinner lady been an authority figure at schoolSince dinner time, whilst the teachers are having their dinner break.

[Livia]

Half the world starving, half the world chucking food in the bin.

[michael21]

*Cianna-Rae threw her cheese sandwich in the bin at lunchtime in school, angrily claiming it was ‘tasteless’,*

Sounds like a cheeky, rude kid. The Dinner lady shouldn't have made her take it out of the Bin or eat it but she should have reported the child to her teacher though

We all need to claim the freack down some kids stab people

[Alf]

Half the world starving, half the world chucking food in the bin.And millionaires kicking cats.

[user104658]

Unless they have or are at risk of an actual eating disorder, no one should have to eat anything they don't want to eat. That doesn't mean they automatically get offered an alternative, but if their choice is not to eat something, that's their fundamental choice.

[glib]

Unless they have or are at risk of an actual eating disorder, no one should have to eat anything they don't want to eat. That doesn't mean they automatically get offered an alternative, but if their choice is not to eat something, that's their fundamental choice.

This is an 8 year old developing child, not a 40 year old obese man. It will be in safeguarding policy to ensure that all children eat. For some it will be their only meal that day.

[user104658]

This is an 8 year old developing child, not a 40 year old obese man. It will be in safeguarding policy to ensure that all children eat. For some it will be their only meal that day.You judge if a child is under-nourished based on their size and overall health - not arbitrarily on whether or not they ate a cheese sandwich one day. If they're consistently not eating that's another matter that needs looked into. Not fancying what's on offer for lunch one day is not a safeguarding issue.

[UserSince2005]

Serve it with a dog bowl. making it eat out of a bin is a bit far.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Seatesha

:rolleyes:

[glib]

You judge if a child is under-nourished based on their size and overall health - not arbitrarily on whether or not they ate a cheese sandwich one day. If they're consistently not eating that's another matter that needs looked into. Not fancying what's on offer for lunch one day is not a safeguarding issue.

You can’t judge an 8 year old kid’s health based on their ‘size’. This child may have the ideal body shape but be severely undernourished.

Cheese sandwiches are also seemingly a daily occurrence at this school, what’s to say she’s not a repeat offender, and this was the final straw for the teachers ? Has she been throwing her sandwiches in the bin secretly, pretending to eat them?

[glib]

Seatesha

:rolleyes:

It’s quite a nice name isnt it

[glib]

Schoolgirl Cianna-Rae said: “I sat down but the bread was a bit hard and there wasn’t any butter or anything, it was just plain cheese, so I threw it in the bin and a dinner lady told me to eat it.

“I took it out of the bin and when she wasn’t looking I put it back in the bin and then went outside

From Birmingham Live

[Crimson Dynamo]

It’s quite a nice name isnt it

some american garbage

[Mystic Mock]

If they were concerned about her diet, why not tell her parents about it rather than forcing her to eat dirty food?

[Oliver_W]

To be fair, it is Birmingham, so that's probably where most of the food came from...

[Mystic Mock]

To be fair, it is Birmingham, so that's probably where most of the food came from...

The only place in Birmingham like that is Villa Park.:nono:

[glib]

If they were concerned about her diet, why not tell her parents about it rather than forcing her to eat dirty food?

It wasn’t dirty, if all the other kids managed to eat it. Why should this little lass throw her sandwiches at staff and call it tasteless. We’re all suffering budget cuts atm. Just cos it don’t have butter don’t mean you can’t it.

[bots]

It wasn’t dirty, if all the other kids managed to eat it. Why should this little lass throw her sandwiches at staff and call it tasteless. We’re all suffering budget cuts atm. Just cos it don’t have butter don’t mean you can’t it.

so freedom of choice doesn't enter into it?

This is a non story to be honest

[Cherie]

She sounds like a brat, but just let her go hungry I would say

[user104658]

The idea that it's "bratty" to not eat something that you find repulsive is so outdated I don't even know where to start.

Like I said... If the kid seems unwell or under-nourished then it's time to call in parents and figure out what's going on, take it further if needs be.

If she's NOT under-nourished then frankly it's no one else's ****ing business what she does or doesn't eat, just as with every other human being on the planet.

I'd also add here that even if she does have a problem (which from this story doesn't sound like the case at all) - the absolute worst thing you can do when someone has an eating disorder is FORCE them to eat. Actually no there is something worse. Forcing them to eat food that's been in a bin. How it's not obvious that this risks making an eating disorder 10x worse is beyond me. Engage your higher brain functions folks, step away from that indoctrinated "clear your plate!!" authoritarianism.

[Alf]

Basically a non story.

Child doesn't like Cheese sarnie.

I can't blame her, I wouldn't eat a sandwich without butter or margerine. I'd call the dinner lady over and tell her to either get it buttered or bring me a plate of chips instead.

[bots]

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[arista]

Basically a non story.

Child doesn't like Cheese sarnie.

I can't blame her, I wouldn't eat a sandwich without butter or margerine. I'd call the dinner lady over and tell her to either get it buttered or bring me a plate of chips instead.


Add Tomato and Lettuce.

[Alf]

Add Tomato and Lettuce.Even a bit of Branston pickle or Piccalilli would make it better. Or even some crisps to make it a crisp and cheese sandwich.

[glib]

Basically a non story.

Child doesn't like Cheese sarnie.

I can't blame her, I wouldn't eat a sandwich without butter or margerine. I'd call the dinner lady over and tell her to either get it buttered or bring me a plate of chips instead.

Schools are already on a tight budget

[Alf]

Schools are already on a tight budgetI'm sure they can afford a tub of "I can't believe it's not butter" just take some money out of the critical race theory funds.

[bots]

if the dinner lady had made her lick the bin it would have been a story

[glib]

I'm sure they can afford a tub of "I can't believe it's not butter" just take some money out of the critical race theory funds.

What?

Money is spent on teachers, maintenance, resources, other food….. in an era where school budgets are smaller than ever as prices rise. One tub of quality butter is going for £5 at the moment. It has nothing to do with ‘critical race theory funds’…. :idc:

[Oliver_W]

just let her go hungry I would say

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[Alf]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSJq7Gft4CeLPQV22oGMybqqBs8YowPe DduBA&usqp=CAUYou don't want him on your case Cherie.

[Cherie]

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:laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

My boy has 3 days off this week for inservice days


you could not make it up

[glib]

My boy has 3 days off this week for inservice days


you could not make it up

Inset days are not uncommon

[jet]

In the not so distant past, kids were sent to the head to have their hands painfully caned for sucking a sweetie in class. They managed not to be 'traumatised'. I shudder to think how today’s kids are going to manage as adults if they are taught that they should be protected from every negative thing that happens to them and a drama made out of it.

[user104658]

In the not so distant past, kids were sent to the head to have their hands painfully caned for sucking a sweetie in class. They managed not to be 'traumatised'. I shudder to think how today’s kids are going to manage as adults if they are taught that they should be protected from every negative thing that happens to them and a drama made out of it.Advocating child abuse now, wonderful stuff.

[glib]

Advocating child abuse now, wonderful stuff.

In what sense is that ‘advocating child abuse’? I didn’t see you moaning about Alf’s post

[Beso]

Dinner lady needs sacked asap. This is completely unacceptable behaviour from a grown adult towards someone elses kid. What if the kid hadnt picked it out the bin...what was her next step?

[glib]

The idea that it's "bratty" to not eat something that you find repulsive is so outdated I don't even know where to start.

Like I said... If the kid seems unwell or under-nourished then it's time to call in parents and figure out what's going on, take it further if needs be.

If she's NOT under-nourished then frankly it's no one else's ****ing business what she does or doesn't eat, just as with every other human being on the planet.

I'd also add here that even if she does have a problem (which from this story doesn't sound like the case at all) - the absolute worst thing you can do when someone has an eating disorder is FORCE them to eat. Actually no there is something worse. Forcing them to eat food that's been in a bin. How it's not obvious that this risks making an eating disorder 10x worse is beyond me. Engage your higher brain functions folks, step away from that indoctrinated "clear your plate!!" authoritarianism.

You’re beginning to sound like you’re delivering a training session for the new woke PC dinner lady crew.

And whether or not someone has an ‘eating disorder’, throwing food, wasting it, in the bin, and being rude about it, is not ‘bratty’ to you then?

[Glenn.]

Boomers quick to call the kid a brat. Shocking.

If she didn’t like the sandwich she didn’t like the sandwich.

[user104658]

In what sense is that ‘advocating child abuse’? I didn’t see you moaning about Alf’s postSuggesting that kids will be unprepared for the world if they aren't physically assaulted by their teachers as children.

[user104658]

You’re beginning to sound like you’re delivering a training session for the new woke PC dinner lady crew.



And whether or not someone has an ‘eating disorder’, throwing food, wasting it, in the bin, and being rude about it, is not ‘bratty’ to you then?If you don't want to eat something you should throw it in the bin, not force it into your face. It isn't bratty in the slightest. If they insisted they wanted to be given something else - sure. Simply choosing not to eat something - no. The idea that it's "rude" not to eat food you don't want to eat is bizarre.

[Livia]

Let's not pander to picky eaters. Eight years old, you eat what you're given, within reason.

[glib]

Boomers quick to call the kid a brat. Shocking.

If she didn’t like the sandwich she didn’t like the sandwich.

Didnt Harry & Meghan once advocate to end world hunger or something

[glib]

If you don't want to eat something you should throw it in the bin, not force it into your face. It isn't bratty in the slightest. If they insisted they wanted to be given something else - sure. Simply choosing not to eat something - no. The idea that it's "rude" not to eat food you don't want to eat is bizarre.

So if you made your wife a meal, and she threw it in the bin, calling it tasteless, you’d still think she was the best wife in the world. You’re a sponge.

[glib]

Suggesting that kids will be unprepared for the world if they aren't physically assaulted by their teachers as children.

Since when is telling someone to eat a flipping cheese sandwich ‘physical assault’???

[jet]

Suggesting that kids will be unprepared for the world if they aren't physically assaulted by their teachers as children.

I love how, when it comes to me, your mind goes all twisted to find a negative angle. Should I be flattered? :joker:

[Cherie]

The idea that it's "bratty" to not eat something that you find repulsive is so outdated I don't even know where to start.

Like I said... If the kid seems unwell or under-nourished then it's time to call in parents and figure out what's going on, take it further if needs be.

If she's NOT under-nourished then frankly it's no one else's ****ing business what she does or doesn't eat, just as with every other human being on the planet.

I'd also add here that even if she does have a problem (which from this story doesn't sound like the case at all) - the absolute worst thing you can do when someone has an eating disorder is FORCE them to eat. Actually no there is something worse. Forcing them to eat food that's been in a bin. How it's not obvious that this risks making an eating disorder 10x worse is beyond me. Engage your higher brain functions folks, step away from that indoctrinated "clear your plate!!" authoritarianism.

Sorry but it is bratty, she could have just left it on her plate and said she wasnt hungry, chucking in the bin while complaining it was tasteless although it appears she didnt taste it, as it went into the bin wrapped is something you would call bratty in an adult so no different in a child

[Cherie]

Suggesting that kids will be unprepared for the world if they aren't physically assaulted by their teachers as children.

That wasn't what was inferred at all

[Beso]

So if you made your wife a meal, and she threw it in the bin, calling it tasteless, you’d still think she was the best wife in the world. You’re a sponge.

The question should be..

Would you make your wife take it out the bin and make her eat it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

The question should be..

Would you make your wife take it out the bin and make her eat it.

If you are serious about climate change i think you must

[Beso]

If you are serious about climate change i think you must

I'm more concerned in keeping my bollox where they should be thank you very much

[user104658]

Since when is telling someone to eat a flipping cheese sandwich ‘physical assault’???He was talking about kids getting caned. Reading comprehension C- :(

[Beso]

He was talking about kids getting caned. Reading comprehension C- :(



:hehe:

[Glenn.]

The question should be..

Would you make your wife take it out the bin and make her eat it.

.

[user104658]

Let's not pander to picky eaters. Eight years old, you eat what you're given, within reason.It's only pandering if you cave and provide something else. You eat what you're given *or nothing*, fine, but not "you eat it no matter what".

Forcing kids to eat food they don't like literally causes eating disorders. There's abundant evidence of this. Not that anyone cares I imagine, I know everyone's "opinion" trumps evidence these days.

[Beso]

I do remember sobbing into my dinner as a kid as I was forced to eat my veg.

[Crimson Dynamo]

It's only pandering if you cave and provide something else. You eat what you're given *or nothing*, fine, but not "you eat it no matter what".

Forcing kids to eat food they don't like literally causes eating disorders. There's abundant evidence of this. Not that anyone cares I imagine, I know everyone's "opinion" trumps evidence these days.

My dad would say to me (when i baulked at eating say a tomato) "I was the same when I was wee but your palate changes as you get older and one day you will love tomatoes" and he was right. His message was ok, try it, if you dont like it today you will soon. He always ended it by saying - you need to eat vegetables though, that isnt an option. I love all veg now save the cucumber

[Crimson Dynamo]

mind you he told me id develop a taste for lager and whisky as i got older if i just percivered

thanks Dad

:rolleyes:

[glib]

My dad would say to me (when i baulked at eating say a tomato) "I was the same when I was wee but your palate changes as you get older and one day you will love tomatoes" and he was right. His message was ok, try it, if you dont like it today you will soon. He always ended it by saying - you need to eat vegetables though, that isnt an option. I love all veg now save the cucumber

Well said Leather, Cianna-Rae could do with reading this

[Glenn.]

So force food down your kids necks even if they don’t like it, because one day they’ll love it!

Love that logic

[Beso]

Well said Leather, Cianna-Rae could do with reading this

He never said it.:nono:

[glib]

So force food down your kids necks even if they don’t like it, because one day they’ll love it!

Love that logic

Or allow kids to go hungry, then go through life being picky, whilst kids in countries Harry has visited starve to death, longing for a cheese sandwich, with butter or not


First world problem.

[user104658]

Or allow kids to go hungry, then go through life being picky, whilst kids in countries Harry has visited starve to death, longing for a cheese sandwich, with butter or not


First world problem.

The opposite happens, kids who are forced to eat foods they properly dislike (I'm not talking just "don't fancy it that day" - I mean things they genuinely can't stomach) end up being much "easier on themselves" as adults when they can eat what they want. Kids who are ENCOURAGED - not forced - to be adventurous and try new things will continue to be adventurous and have a varied diet. Missing the occasional school lunch because there was nothing palatable on the menu will do far less damage than being forced to eat a dried out cheese sandwich from the bin.

Again this is all well researched and evidenced ... we actually KNOW these things without spaffing "in muh opinyonn" all over the place. You could look it up. You won't, but you could.

For some real world examples; I was never forced to eat veg as a kid, neither have my kids been. I eat loads of veg, so does my daughter (12). My wife on the other hand really struggles with veg, because her parents would literally heat up the veg from dinner the day before if she hadn't eaten it, and make her eat it for lunch the next day.

For a more extreme example - my dad (who is in his mid 60's, and grew up poor in Glasgow) similarly had the "clear your plate!" mantra forced on him through his childhood, and in adulthood NEVER ate veg. And I mean... I literally never remember him having veg with his dinner. This culminated last year in him being investigated for heart problems, had all sorts of scans and tests, they couldn't figure out what the hell was wrong with him. It turned out to be that he was so deficient in various vitamins/minerals that it was severely affecting his health. He started eating more fruit and veg and that was it. His well-meaning, penny-pinching parents set him up with an aversion to eating his veg that almost ended up killing him :facepalm:.

I know that's en extreme example, and anecdotal, but again it's well researched. Kids who are encouraged to TRY things and given the choice are more likely to grow up with varied diets than kids who grow up with a "you must" mandate on their plates ... who often rebel and stop eating those things as soon as they're in their own kitchen. It's not even hard to understand why. Common sense. As with all things parenting. The same reason kids who are given no freedom in their teens by parents worried about their safety actually end up at far MORE risk in early adulthood when they're thrown into the real world with no life experience.

[Jordan.]

In the not so distant past, kids were sent to the head to have their hands painfully caned for sucking a sweetie in class. They managed not to be 'traumatised'. I shudder to think how today’s kids are going to manage as adults if they are taught that they should be protected from every negative thing that happens to them and a drama made out of it.

Less bitter and resentful I'd imagine

[Beso]

The opposite happens, kids who are forced to eat foods they properly dislike (I'm not talking just "don't fancy it that day" - I mean things they genuinely can't stomach) end up being much "easier on themselves" as adults when they can eat what they want. Kids who are ENCOURAGED - not forced - to be adventurous and try new things will continue to be adventurous and have a varied diet. Missing the occasional school lunch because there was nothing palatable on the menu will do far less damage than being forced to eat a dried out cheese sandwich from the bin.

Again this is all well researched and evidenced ... we actually KNOW these things without spaffing "in muh opinyonn" all over the place. You could look it up. You won't, but you could.

For some real world examples; I was never forced to eat veg as a kid, neither have my kids been. I eat loads of veg, so does my daughter (12). My wife on the other hand really struggles with veg, because her parents would literally heat up the veg from dinner the day before if she hadn't eaten it, and make her eat it for lunch the next day.

For a more extreme example - my dad (who is in his mid 60's, and grew up poor in Glasgow) similarly had the "clear your plate!" mantra forced on him through his childhood, and in adulthood NEVER ate veg. And I mean... I literally never remember him having veg with his dinner. This culminated last year in him being investigated for heart problems, had all sorts of scans and tests, they couldn't figure out what the hell was wrong with him. It turned out to be that he was so deficient in various vitamins/minerals that it was severely affecting his health. He started eating more fruit and veg and that was it. His well-meaning, penny-pinching parents set him up with an aversion to eating his veg that almost ended up killing him :facepalm:.

I know that's en extreme example, and anecdotal, but again it's well researched. Kids who are encouraged to TRY things and given the choice are more likely to grow up with varied diets than kids who grow up with a "you must" mandate on their plates ... who often rebel and stop eating those things as soon as they're in their own kitchen. It's not even hard to understand why. Common sense. As with all things parenting. The same reason kids who are given no freedom in their teens by parents worried about their safety actually end up at far MORE risk in early adulthood when they're thrown into the real world with no life experience.



I love veg these days, almost as much as I love this post.

[glib]

The opposite happens, kids who are forced to eat foods they properly dislike (I'm not talking just "don't fancy it that day" - I mean things they genuinely can't stomach) end up being much "easier on themselves" as adults when they can eat what they want. Kids who are ENCOURAGED - not forced - to be adventurous and try new things will continue to be adventurous and have a varied diet. Missing the occasional school lunch because there was nothing palatable on the menu will do far less damage than being forced to eat a dried out cheese sandwich from the bin.

Again this is all well researched and evidenced ... we actually KNOW these things without spaffing "in muh opinyonn" all over the place. You could look it up. You won't, but you could.

For some real world examples; I was never forced to eat veg as a kid, neither have my kids been. I eat loads of veg, so does my daughter (12). My wife on the other hand really struggles with veg, because her parents would literally heat up the veg from dinner the day before if she hadn't eaten it, and make her eat it for lunch the next day.

For a more extreme example - my dad (who is in his mid 60's, and grew up poor in Glasgow) similarly had the "clear your plate!" mantra forced on him through his childhood, and in adulthood NEVER ate veg. And I mean... I literally never remember him having veg with his dinner. This culminated last year in him being investigated for heart problems, had all sorts of scans and tests, they couldn't figure out what the hell was wrong with him. It turned out to be that he was so deficient in various vitamins/minerals that it was severely affecting his health. He started eating more fruit and veg and that was it. His well-meaning, penny-pinching parents set him up with an aversion to eating his veg that almost ended up killing him :facepalm:.

I know that's en extreme example, and anecdotal, but again it's well researched. Kids who are encouraged to TRY things and given the choice are more likely to grow up with varied diets than kids who grow up with a "you must" mandate on their plates ... who often rebel and stop eating those things as soon as they're in their own kitchen. It's not even hard to understand why. Common sense. As with all things parenting. The same reason kids who are given no freedom in their teens by parents worried about their safety actually end up at far MORE risk in early adulthood when they're thrown into the real world with no life experience.

So you tell me it’s ‘all well researched’, then evidence this by telling me your wife doesn’t like eating veg.

I was forced as a child to eat everything on my plate. Now, I always clear my plate, whether I like it or not. If I don’t, which is extremely rare, I offer any leftovers to whoever I’m sat with.

I do NOT throw it in the bin and shout that it’s ‘tasteless’. There’s a difference between ‘not liking cheese sandwiches’ and being plain rude.

[Beso]

So you tell me it’s ‘all well researched’, then evidence this by telling me your wife doesn’t like eating veg.

I was forced as a child to eat everything on my plate. Now, I always clear my plate, whether I like it or not. If I don’t, which is extremely rare, I offer any leftovers to whoever I’m sat with.

I do NOT throw it in the bin and shout that it’s ‘tasteless’. There’s a difference between ‘not liking cheese sandwiches’ and being plain rude.



This girl was also forced to eat food as a child, unfortunately she was embarrassed in front of her peers..

Like dreaming about being on stage naked in a way..


You were lucky, like I was. That your abuse happened at home.

I'm surprised at your vitriol towards this child tbh, especially after your claim to have been forced to eat food as a kid.:shrug:

[Oliver_W]

That wasn't what was inferred at all

Maybe not for you, but inferences are in the eye of the beholder. However, it might not have been what was implied ;)

[glib]

This girl was also forced to eat food as a child, unfortunately she was embarrassed in front of her peers..

Like dreaming about being on stage naked in a way..


You were lucky, like I was. That your abuse happened at home.

I'm surprised at your vitriol towards this child tbh, especially after your claim to have been forced to eat food as a kid.:shrug:

If you read the article provided, her fellow friends also threw sandwiches in the bin and were forced to eat them. On thé same occasion. It is not like ‘being on stage naked’.

It is not ‘abuse’ either. I’m sure you put your kid’s dummy in a few times after they spat it out. Ordered your kid to do something they don’t want to do. Should I report you to social services for child abuse then,?

[user104658]

So you tell me it’s ‘all well researched’, then evidence this by telling me your wife doesn’t like eating veg.

I told you to look it up if you're interested because A) I'm not your teacher and B) I know you aren't interested.

I was forced as a child to eat everything on my plate. Now, I always clear my plate, whether I like it or not.

:shrug: Not particularly healthy eating habits but good for you, I guess. I eat a wide and varied diet, I eat until I'm full and then stop eating. Because we're not rationing and the "clear your plate" mantra encourages eating beyond the point of feeling full, which is not healthy.

I do NOT throw it in the bin and shout that it’s ‘tasteless’. There’s a difference between ‘not liking cheese sandwiches’ and being plain rude.

I think we can agree on it being rude to make a show of throwing away the food or declaring it "horrible" - in fact I've had lots of discussions with my daughter about not vocally criticising food that someone has made for her - but that doesn't mean having to eat it. It can be quietly put aside or binned. What's not clear from this story is if the girl loudly declared it tasteless rather than binning it quietly (yes, rude) and binned it and was then confronted - or if the dinner lady simply saw her bin it, confronted her, and then she said the reason.

If it's the first then the dinner lady should have a word with the kid's teacher about her attitude and the teacher can take it from there. If the latter then it's not rude at all, and the dinner lady doesn't need to do ANYTHING, except maybe keep an eye on her and see if she's throwing away her lunch every day, in which case again she should then have a word with the kid's class teacher as it could be a sign of a problem.

NEITHER is a good enough reason to publicly shame her and try to force her to eat food out of a bin. Really horrific attitude.

[Beso]

If you read the article provided, her fellow friends also threw sandwiches in the bin and were forced to eat them. On thé same occasion. It is not like ‘being on stage naked’.

It is not ‘abuse’ either. I’m sure you put your kid’s dummy in a few times after they spat it out. Ordered your kid to do something they don’t want to do. Should I report you to social services for child abuse then,?



Yes, I did that to my kid...my kid btw, and my wifes. Not some toletarian cook.

Please report me, you will be told by the operator how much of a moron you are,

[Niamh.]

I do agree with most of your points TS, I only said she was rude and cheeky for the way she spoke about it, presumably in earshot of the person who made it, obviously what that person did in response was totally inappropriate

[jet]

He was talking about kids getting caned. Reading comprehension C- :(


To help with your reading comprehension, I did mean negative things happening nowadays like a dinner lady making a child eat a sandwich which was covered up from a bin that just contained discarded paper bags - not physical assault, like in the PAST. Being made to eat a cheese sandwich once is not something that I would class as traumatic enough to have your child change schools and have them being in the news. Totally OTT.

A word with the head teacher who could have chastised the dinner lady would have been appropriate, and then quietly reassuring your child that it wouldn’t happen again.
What happens the next time the child has a bad experience? If a parent teaches a child that is the way to react to unfair things, like REAL LIFE, really; what happens when the kid starts work and gets a bollocking by an unreasonable/nasty boss? A nervous breakdown? The News at 10?