[Ammi]

...and they take pride that they have fresh salads every day...so a salad and grated cheese with the bread and butter would be adequate....

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Vicky.;10536836[B

]But again, surely you agree there must be a cutoff point somewhere? Or parents who don't want to send in packed lunches, but also don't want to pay for dinners..can just continually send the kids in with nothing and know the school will pick up the bill else the school is nasty and whatnot? And yes, some parents really are that awful unfortunately [/B]:S

Its always someone elses fault, in this case its the schools because she didnt pay her bill, who forgets to send their childs lunch money to school, its sort of ingrained in you, same as sending in their PE kit and making sure they have their book bag

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

But again, surely you agree there must be a cutoff point somewhere?

Sure; several months behind and after having several private conversations with the parent to ensure that there isn't some sort of underlying financial struggle going on.

Refusing kids their lunch and handing out bread and butter in front of their peers over a debt of £18? That falls just a little bit short of a "reasonable cut off".

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Sure; several months behind and after having several private conversations with the parent to ensure that there isn't some sort of underlying financial struggle going on.

Refusing kids their lunch and handing out bread and butter in front of their peers over a debt of £18? That falls just a little bit short of a "reasonable cut off".

..yeah I would definitely agree, TS...If it were a persistent amount owing and the school were concerned about it, it’s something they should have been discussing with the parents as to the best way to pay for the lunches....while obviously finding out if there were any financial worries or changes because that’s also something the school lady be able to help with...discreetly...


...the children should never have been denied a full meal and just be given what they were instead....a school would make a child feel different for the sum of £10..?....an awful policy....

[Cherie]

Schools receive no extra funding for meals and the food, staffing costs and the running of the kitchen all have to be financed through dinner money payments.

'Parents are always sent a text on the day they go into debt and this will happen on a daily basis when the school is in session, until the debt is paid.

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Sure; several months behind and after having several private conversations with the parent to ensure that there isn't some sort of underlying financial struggle going on.

Refusing kids their lunch and handing out bread and butter in front of their peers over a debt of £18? That falls just a little bit short of a "reasonable cut off".

Several months would leave debts over a 100 quid which is fundamentally to schools and their food produce

[Vicky.]

Oh yeah the salad bar thing I did not pick up on. if theres a salad bar, then of course theres spare of that so no harm in the kids getting that. A salad sandwich, an apple and a drink is probably the kind of thing some send their kids in with for packed lunch. Sure thats what our school ****ing wanted us to do day in day out, given their apparent hatred of anything sugary and salty, unless its the school dinners being chicken nuggets and chips followed by icecream

[Redway]

Got to agree with Ammi on this one.

[Vicky.]

Ammi I think we should agree to disagree here. As its odd for us to be polar opposites but we seem to be, and also am a bit knackered and possibly cranky

Been different, being on opposite sides to you for once anyway

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Ammi I think we should agree to disagree here. As its odd for us to be polar opposites but we seem to be, and also am a bit knackered and possibly cranky

Been different, being on opposite sides to you for once anyway

.....


..yeah I’m quite tired myself actually, we’ll both agree to try to get an early night...that’s if you’re able to...

[bots]

the rule may not be very pleasant, but such rules are needed none the less. Without rules, no-one would pay and expect a free lunch and it wouldnt be long before the school was in financial straits itself

With hundreds of pupils to look after, the school just wont have the resources to do a touchy feely procedure.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Schools receive no extra funding for meals and the food, staffing costs and the running of the kitchen all have to be financed through dinner money payments.

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

With hundreds of pupils to look after, the school just wont have the resources to do a touchy feely procedure.

So the shameful neglect of state education by successive UK governments is the excuse now being used to justify mocking and shaming two young children? Meh. Call me sanctimonious if you must but yeah, I do harshly judge anyone who feels anything but sympathy for these kids.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

So the shameful neglect of state education by successive UK governments is the excuse now being used to justify mocking and shaming two young children? Meh. Call me sanctimonious if you must but yeah, I do harshly judge anyone who feels anything but sympathy for these kids.

And the mother? She alone is responsible for these kids being mocked and shamed by taking it to the press instead of paying her bills.

I'm going to judge harshly anyone criticising this school without hearing anything from them, and taking the mother's version as read.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

So the shameful neglect of state education by successive UK governments is the excuse now being used to justify mocking and shaming two young children? Meh. Call me sanctimonious if you must but yeah, I do harshly judge anyone who feels anything but sympathy for these kids.

so now its the politicians fault? we are were we are politically because that is who the country voted in, and we cant change that until the next election, you can judge me all you like, as a mother I am judging her and her partner, get your bill paid, its online, its not like you have to scrabble around for a tenner any more, if it takes you into overdraft so be it, and if you have a problem paying it, contact the school, do not ignore texts

[Denver]

Shaming them would be forcing them without food not making sure they ate