DD is 8 and in primary 5. At her school the children so long as they have their parents permission go to the local shop and buy their lunch( lunch meaning sweeties and microwave chipsetc.)
I am point blank refusing to let dd go-when we visited the school before she started I discussed this with the head and she said that the school preferred pupils to stay at school but if their parents had signed a letter the they were obliged to honour the parents wishes.
Fast forward to primary 5 when they have this option and there is peer pressure to have a shop(crap)lunch! I can put up with her continually asking as I am not going to let her but am thinking of seeing the head to discuss :
1- why they do not have a blanket rule for everyone when here in Glasgow we are supposed to be supporting a healthy eating campaign?
2- When they are at the shop they are no longer the school's responsability , but how can they be the parents responsability when they are at work or elsewhere!! ie: if I left dd aged 8 on her own in the house I could have social services round.
I would really like to hear your own experiences re. going out of school at lunchtime and any advice about the legal aspects of schools responsibility during the school day.
Then I can go and see the head as I do not think this should be an issue until high school!
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colette · 21/08/2007 19:57
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