When should a school intervene? Never? (school lunch issue)

7elizamae

DanniB423 wrote: »

As a teacher I would not be asking a forum of people who mostly are not teachers for advice about one of my students. It would strike me as odd if my daughter's teacher used this as a source for decision making about my child. Especially considering the morons saying Doritos warrant a call to CPS. We don't know what else is going on the house because they have Doritos? seriously? Save CPS for the real abused and neglected children of the world. What a waste of time.

If you read my posts, you'll see that I had already made my decision ( along with the principal and school nurse) and wasn't asking for advice; I was interested in the discussion since the topic was in the news and this is a forum about nutrition/diet etc.

FitForL1fe

7elizamae wrote: »

DanniB423 wrote: »

As a teacher I would not be asking a forum of people who mostly are not teachers for advice about one of my students. It would strike me as odd if my daughter's teacher used this as a source for decision making about my child. Especially considering the morons saying Doritos warrant a call to CPS. We don't know what else is going on the house because they have Doritos? seriously? Save CPS for the real abused and neglected children of the world. What a waste of time.

If you read my posts, you'll see that I had already made my decision ( along with the principal and school nurse) and wasn't asking for advice; I was interested in the discussion since the topic was in the news and this is a forum about nutrition/diet etc.

yessss strong thread necro

baldielove13

Nah I wouldn't intervene. I'd feel sorry for the kid, but that isn't my business.

camground2

rainbowbow wrote: »

LoupGarouTFTs wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

I would probably intervene if the child were up to 7th-8th grade. At that point i would acknowledge their own choices. I would be willing to assist them with making the right food choices, but if they are fat, get diabetes, and get picked on it's their own perogative at that point.


Now if it's a child child (?) then i would absolutely intervene**. I would only do so by collective the offending item and replacing it with something else. For example, in the breakfast situation i would collect the redbull and cheetos and give them an apple and a milk. Or a banana and a yogurt. something to that effect.

I would then send them home with the offending item and a handwritten note that they had received a healthier option instead. I would probably say something along the lines of... "XChild has had low energy lately" or "XChild seems to be having problems integrating and playing with the other students" or "XChild is having problems in PE/Recess" and it "may be because they didn't have a nutritious and healthy breakfast. So i bought them something that may be more beneficial to their studies/health".

If the parents are ballsy enough to send the child to class with the items again i would write them a serious fat-hating/angry/shitlord letter.

**Note: I would only intervene if the product was genuinely terrible for their health or completely lacking in any nutritional value. It'd have to be a meal of oreos, doritos/cheetos, and packaged donuts only for me to really step in. I dont presume to know their diet outside of school and i recognize that even in my own diet these things can be eaten in moderation. I wouldn't flip about one "bad" side or one "bad" portion. I'm saying if the entire meal was devoid of nutrition.

Unless the child is your child, it's not your business.

assuming it'd be my responsibility to discipline, teach, and shape the future of generations to come; i'd say it's my business.

Sorry. As a teacher you are to teach reading, writing Ect. As sad as it is, a teacher is not to shape my child's morals or eating habits.

camground2

randomtai wrote: »

Wow... This is why I want to home school my children. Too many busy body people.

Yep. I homeschool too

iluvstrwbrries

Interesting thread. Is the child obese?
Does the child come from a poor school district?
Is the child showing signs of lethargy (doubtful due to energy drink)?
Is the child causing a disturbance during class time due to the energy drinks?
Is the child having headaches due to the empty calories she just consumed?
Is she experiencing a food crash later in the day due to lack of proper nutritional food?

If you answered no to any of these then I say butt out because if she isn't experiencing some type of bad effect then she's eating well the rest of the day.

While the energy drink is problematic, I would just send a note saying that energy drinks, gatorades and sodas are not allowed. I'm with the other posters who feel that people need to mind their own business when it comes to the doritos though, it's a snack...and while weird as a breakfast food, so are most sugar filled cereals, poptarts, and breakfast bars.

Before I get asked, yes I have children; six of them.

I also helped raised two younger siblings and one niece over the years so that's a total of 9 kids that I have helped raise and been responsible for feeding and caring for...phew...yes I was very tired for two decades..and of those 9, 6 are now adults.

And both adults and remaining children that I raised are neither fat or sick.

Snacks don't make you fat, overindulgence does.