[arista]

[A mother has claimed a school behaved
'like something out of a
Charles Dickens novel' after it ruled
her children could only have
bread and butter for lunch
because she owed £17.60.
Katrina Dakin, 31, said
Ravensdale Junior School
in Mickleover, Derbyshire,
cruelly 'punished' her
boys Levi, nine, and Tyler, ten, who were
left hungry because she owed money
for their lunch.]


[Katrina Dakin, 31, said the school
'punished' her two boys,
who were left hungry because
she owed money for their lunch]

This Mother is Wrong
get a bank loan
The school was nice enough
to give them free bread and butter

Or give your own kids a
Emergency Packed Lunch

[The headteacher of Ravensdale Junior School in Mickleover, Derbyshire,
said the rule was brought in so that children
are denied a school lunch whenever a family owes more than £10]



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ch-school.html



being debated now on LBC radio

[Livia]

She's lucky they fed them at all. She's responsible for paying for her kids' lunch.

[Vicky.]

If I sent my children to school with bread and butter I'd have social services knocking at my door. It's child neglect.

Erm. You sent them with less than that, and have the social been round?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Erm. You sent them with less than that, and have the social been round?

hahaha exactly. Imagine going to the papers with that how embarrassing for her and her kids

[Cherie]

She has money for lippy and bleach, another one wanting something for nothing, feed your kids love, nothing wrong with a bit of bread and butter

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

She has money for lippy and bleach, another one wanting something for nothing, feed your kids love, nothing wrong with a bit of bread and butter

Yes she made it worse taking
it to a Local Newspaper.

She can pay the small debt
it not impossible
to get a small bank loan

[Crimson Dynamo]

i dreamed of bread and butter as a kid, all i got was a handful of gravel a a cup of sulphuric acid..

[Livia]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i dreamed of bread and butter as a kid, all i got was a handful of gravel a a cup of sulphuric acid..

You were lucky. We used to dream of a handful of gravel...

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i dreamed of bread and butter as a kid, all i got was a handful of gravel a a cup of sulphuric acid..

Originally Posted by Livia

You were lucky. We used to dream of a handful of gravel...

The only gravel we had was when we were flogged on the side of the road...

[chuff me dizzy]

I bet she's got the latest iPhone to go on Facebook with while waiting for a spray tan !!

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The only gravel we had was when we were flogged on the side of the road...

God, I hate emoticons. All I intended was a colon and a bracket but no, I've got the full emoji. But I'm leaving it for Oliver.

[Saph]

"can i borrow a tenner chick? xx"

[Alf]

A spread of jam or Dairylea would have made all the difference.

[Liam-]

I actually find that disgusting, it’s not the kids fault their mother hasn’t paid, a child should always get a meal at school, they should have given them a meal and taken it up with their mother afterwards, that’s cruel and humiliating for the boys

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Liam-

I actually find that disgusting, it’s not the kids fault their mother hasn’t paid, a child should always get a meal at school, they should have given them a meal and taken it up with their mother afterwards, that’s cruel and humiliating for the boys

Oh no, however will they survive this...…………..

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Liam-

I actually find that disgusting, it’s not the kids fault their mother hasn’t paid, a child should always get a meal at school, they should have given them a meal and taken it up with their mother afterwards, that’s cruel and humiliating for the boys

They had got 17.00 of dinners already which equates to about 2 school weeks! They would have been in touch as soon as she went into debt so 2 weeks later she still didn't pay, schools have budgets, if they feed these kids then other parents will want the same and then the school budget comes under pressure for other things, it might seem harsh but thats life

she has caused her kids more embarrassment by taking it the press tbf

[arista]

Originally Posted by Liam-

I actually find that disgusting, it’s not the kids fault their mother hasn’t paid, a child should always get a meal at school, they should have given them a meal and taken it up with their mother afterwards, that’s cruel and humiliating for the boys

Sure they are unlucky that the Mother
has spent all the Cash on something else,
But that mother must pay the £17 debt
she is at fault taking it to the Local newspaper
that then ends up on Worldwide DM feed.


The Debate at 10AM on LBC Radio
had many angry at the Mother

[Ammi]

...the school has 360 children on roll so a huge amount of schools meals to cook each day...(...which apparently they take pride in, their lovely schools meals with a 3 choice menu...)...there is no way on this earth that there would be no surplus with those numbers, absolutely no way at all...but rather than give the left over food to the children at no cost to anyone...they chose not to ...and most probably it went into the bins...to make a point with their ‘£10 rule’...and with no thought for those children having a meal to sustain them through their afternoon...even grated cheese and some salad with the bread and butter which is reasonable sustenance for a child to work on...but no, it’s a £10 rule’...and that’s more important than the children...

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...the school has 360 children on roll so a huge amount of schools meals to cook each day...(...which apparently they take pride in, their lovely schools meals with a 3 choice menu...)...there is no way on this earth that there would be no surplus with those numbers, absolutely no way at all...but rather than give the left over food to the children at no cost to anyone...they chose not to ...and most probably it went into the bins...to make a point with their ‘£10 rule’...and with no thought for those children having a meal to sustain them through their afternoon...even grated cheese and some salad with the bread and butter which is reasonable sustenance for a child to work on...but no, it’s a £10 rule’...and that’s more important than the children...

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...the school has 360 children on roll so a huge amount of schools meals to cook each day...(...which apparently they take pride in, their lovely schools meals with a 3 choice menu...)...there is no way on this earth that there would be no surplus with those numbers, absolutely no way at all...but rather than give the left over food to the children at no cost to anyone...they chose not to ...and most probably it went into the bins...to make a point with their ‘£10 rule’...and with no thought for those children having a meal to sustain them through their afternoon...even grated cheese and some salad with the bread and butter which is reasonable sustenance for a child to work on...but no, it’s a £10 rule’...and that’s more important than the children...

This Working Mother
can now correct her mess
and make sure her phone is working
at all times.....................................

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...the school has 360 children on roll so a huge amount of schools meals to cook each day..

360 children had rolls?! That's a lot of parents just letting their kids eat bread...

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...the school has 360 children on roll so a huge amount of schools meals to cook each day...(...which apparently they take pride in, their lovely schools meals with a 3 choice menu...)...there is no way on this earth that there would be no surplus with those numbers, absolutely no way at all...but rather than give the left over food to the children at no cost to anyone...they chose not to ...and most probably it went into the bins...to make a point with their ‘£10 rule’...and with no thought for those children having a meal to sustain them through their afternoon...even grated cheese and some salad with the bread and butter which is reasonable sustenance for a child to work on...but no, it’s a £10 rule’...and that’s more important than the children...

If they are chucking food in the bin instead of giving it to kids who are short, then thats vile. Not sure how it should be assumed there is surplus though? Some other kids might have lost their dinner money or had their parents miss a payment or whatever.

Bread and butter and a piece of fruit..is not really that bad. not the best but surely better than nothing.

This mother took the piss. The school does need a policy, to stop people taking the piss (mind a tenner is a bit..harsh. Would think it would be higher but I guess, it depends how many parents try avoiding the costs regularly really). The school will only have the policy as people have tried to take the piss in the past. This mother needs to actually make sure her kids have dinner money paid. Or put them on packed lunches.

Normally am on the side of parents in these types of thing. but the fact that shes gone to the press moaning on, saying the social would be called had she sent them in with the same food despite her sending them in with no food and no money too, that shes claiming they are hugely unfair when its a blanket rule and that, and maybe the fact that I am running on no sleep at all.. may be making me harsher than usual. The mother shamed the kids though, and not the school, the school followed policy, and then the mother went crying to the papers to embarrass the kids and gain attention.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

If they are chucking food in the bin instead of giving it to kids who are short, then thats vile. Not sure how it should be assumed there is surplus though? Some other kids might have lost their dinner money or had their parents miss a payment or whatever.

Bread and butter and a piece of fruit..is not really that bad. not the best but surely better than nothing.

This mother took the piss. The school does need a policy, to stop people taking the piss (mind a tenner is a bit..harsh. Would think it would be higher but I guess, it depends how many parents try avoiding the costs regularly really). The school will only have the policy as people have tried to take the piss in the past. This mother needs to actually make sure her kids have dinner money paid. Or put them on packed lunches.

Normally am on the side of parents in these types of thing. but the fact that shes gone to the press moaning on, saying the social would be called had she sent them in with the same food despite her sending them in with no food and no money too, that shes claiming they are hugely unfair when its a blanket rule and that, and maybe the fact that I am running on no sleep at all.. may be making me harsher than usual. The mother shamed the kids though, and not the school, the school followed policy, and then the mother went crying to the papers to embarrass the kids and gain attention.

...of course food is thrown out from kitchens every single school day, Vicky...and by the head’s own words this rule was only ever designed to punish a child for a parental error...The headteacher said the 'bread and butter' rule was brought in so that children are denied a school lunch whenever a family owes more than £10....the family owes money../..the parent owes money...so the child will be denied a lunch...how is that not Dickensian...if it’s felt that these parents..(...not just the mother..)..are guilty of bad parenting in some way..?...then the primary solution to that from an establishment with a duty of care to children...is to uphold some £10 rule and give the children bread and butter only...(...while food is most definitely being thrown out....)

[Beso]

I remember never being hungry at school...come the summer holidays though, I was always asking for something to eat..

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I remember never being hungry at school...come the summer holidays though, I was always asking for something to eat..

Looking hot in your new photo Parmy !!