GLUTEN FREE KIDDIES AT SCHOOL

[kt36]

[SAD] I HAVE A 8 YEAR OLD DD WHO GETS PICKED ON AT SCHOOL DUE TO HER CONDITION .HER SO CALLED FRIENDS LAUGH AT HER FOOD TO THE EXTENT SHE COMES HOME IN TEARS AND NOT HAVING EATEN HER LUNCH[ANGRY]SCHOOL ARE AWARE OF SITUATION BUT THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND HER CONDITION SO THE BULLYING CONTINUES DUE TO IGNORANCE OF STAFF AND PUPILS [ANGRY]I HAVE TALKED TO ONE OF THE PARENTS WHOSE CHILD IS ONE OF THE MAIN BULLIES BUT SITUATION CONTIUES.MY BEAUTIFUL NORMAL DAUGHTER DOES NOT DESERVE ALL THIS IT UPSETS ME SO MUCH.PLEASE ADVISE FROM ANYONE WHO HAS CHILD WITH THIS CONDITION AT SCHOOL. I NOT SURE WAT TO DO XXX

[hennipenni]

Hi KT36, sorry you're dd is having a tough time, my DD is on a wheat/gluten free diet and takes packed lunches to school but to my knowledge has never had any problems with other children.

Have you spoken to the head and asked to look at the bullying policy for the school?, perhaps you could print of some info to show the staff n helpfully boost their unerstanding of the condition.

I'm sure that others with more experience will be along soon.

[kt36]

HI HENNIPENNI WAT DOES YOUR DD TAKE TO SCHOOL FOR HER LUNCH ? HOW OLD IS SHE ?DOES HER SCHOOL HAVE A GOOD APPROACH TO HER CONDITION XX

[hennipenni]

Hi, DD is nine years old, she takes (but hates!) gluten free bread- home made with a filling or rice cakes/GF crackers with cheese, lots of fruit (very lucky as she loves fruit, yoghurt, apple juice and then either something like snakajacks or popcorn and followed by a GF cake- the school has very strict rules about no chocolate in school but she is allowed too. (which makes her feel very special!!

School have been fantastic but it 's really down to the fact that the head also suffrs from wheat intolerance and crohns disease.

[kt36]

MY DD ALSO HATES ALL GLUTEN FREE BREADS SO TAKES PIZZA OR SALAD BOWL ALL HER FRIEND HAVE SANDWICHES SO THEY SAY "YOUR NOT OUR FRIEND AS YOUR PACK UP DIFFERENT"I COULD SCREAM HER SCHOOL WORK STARTING TO REALLY SUFFER TOO

[hennipenni]

Would she eat the crackers? Is the school heavily into promoting healthy eating? at our school lots of chilren take pasta/salad type of stuff and it never causes any problems.

[kt36]

SHE FINDS CRACKERS GO SOGGY BY LUCH SHE HAS BIAGLUT CRACKERS SO CALLED FRIENDS SAY RICE CRACKERS SMELL SO NOW SHE NOT KEEN ON TAKING THEM. SCHOOL ONLY NOT ALOUD CHOCOLATE AT BREAKTIME .I THINK I MAY WRITE TO THE COELIAC SOCIETY AS IT AWARENESS DAY SOON I THINK GET SOME LITRATURE FOR THE SCHHOL WAT YOU RECON XX

[Jimjams2]

My son is on a gluten free diet and has school dinners. He has a choice of 2 meals each day.

[kt36]

HI JIMJAMS2 LUCKY YOU OUR SCHOOL WONT DO SCHOOL LUNCHES EVEN OUR LOCAL KIDS CLUB WONT CATER FOR MY DD IT SO WRONG XX

[gscrym]

If you check your local authority website, they may have a list of school meals on it. That way you could see if there's anything DD would like. It might also give you a number to contact the catering company with and have a chat to them.

[gscrym]

Just read your last post so mine is a bit pointless. Is there another school you could move DD to. I know it sounds a bit drastic but she may be happier in the long run.

[hennipenni]

Jimjams our school only offers 2 meals a week that she can safely eat.

KT36. I think that it would be a good idea to print some resources from coeliacs society, also if you have a dietician could you ask them to go and talk to the school staff?

[kt36]

NOT SURE CHANGING SCHOOL VERY PRACTICAL FOR US BUT SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT XX THANKYOU FOR ADVISE I OFF FOR LUNCH BUT WILL RETURN LATER XX

[Jimjams2]

The school has to get the meals in specially for him. (It's a state school). Initially he was given one meal, but the teachers told the kitchen that wasn't fair because everyone else had a choice, so now he gets a choice of two meals each day.