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To be cross that DS not allowed to eat yogurt at break-time

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ifitsnotanarse · 29/03/2011 19:29

DS1's school have a healthy eating policy for breaktime and children are only allowed to have fruit and water/milk. This morning we had no fresh fruit to send in for break and instead sent in a yogurt as I quite obviously didn't want him being hungry - lunchtime is not until 12pm. We were also late this morning so I didn't get a chance to explain this to his teacher or classroom assistant. When I collected him from school he told me that the classroom assistant did not allow him to eat the yogurt and told him to put it back in his bag until lunchtime. I asked if the assistant asked him if he had anything else to eat and he said that she did and he told her no. Therefore he went hungry. He is 5yrs old and in P1.
I am so mad at the classroom assistant and feel like making a complaint to the head teacher Angry. I completely agree with the fruit and water/milk at breaktime but not to the extent that it policed so rigerously. WTF did she think would happen; the whole class erupt into anarchy?!?
Am I being unreasonable?

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nethunsreject · 29/03/2011 19:30

He's not going to starve.
But, yeah, he could do with a snack.
Guess you need to buy masses of fruit!

DayVLately · 29/03/2011 19:32

YABU - if they are only allowed fruit then why should they make an exception just for you?

hissymissy · 29/03/2011 19:34

YANBU, yoghurt is a healthy snack, and it was a one off. I could understand if it was crisps every day. Talk to the school.

Olivetti · 29/03/2011 19:34

Totally mean, imo. Poor little soul. Sad

GoldenHaze · 29/03/2011 19:34

YABU.

You forgeting to buy fruit for your DS is no reason for them to make an exception to the rule, especially as you didn't say anything to the staff.

worraliberty · 29/03/2011 19:34

Most infant schools round here don't allow any snacks at break time. If the kids eat brekkie they won't starve between 9am and 12.

Juniors are allowed snacks but only fruit or cereal bars.

MumInBeds · 29/03/2011 19:34

Have the axed the scheme where they get free fruit in infant school?

hissymissy · 29/03/2011 19:35

Cereal bars? Honestly? But not yoghurts? [what is the world coming to emoticon]

echt · 29/03/2011 19:36

Cereal bars!! They're just sugar, aren't they?

Olivetti · 29/03/2011 19:36

We used to get a Kit Kat on a Friday! Those were the days. And we were all as thin as rakes. Grin

bamboostalks · 29/03/2011 19:38

Imagine a playground with 500 children walking/running around with pots of yogurts and spoons. Rules are in place for a reason in most instances. You can be flexible with rules at home but in school, it is not so easy.

lockets · 29/03/2011 19:38

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squeakytoy · 29/03/2011 19:38

He wont starve so long as he has had breakfast, but a yoghurt is hardly in the same league as a mars bar.

I really do think some schools need to stop preaching and get back to teaching.

worraliberty · 29/03/2011 19:39

Yes but fortunately the Head Teacher in the Juniors isn't a hysterical anti sugar freak! I haven't noticed any kids coming to any harm cos they've snaffled down a cereal bar in the playground Grin

overmydeadbody · 29/03/2011 19:39

At my school the policy is fruit or cereal bars (why people think they are a healthy option when yoghurt or a few biscuits aren't is beyond me) but luckily all the parnets and childrne flout the rules and bring in other perfectly acceptable snacks, and us staff turn a blind eye.

The only thing we would actually stop a child eating would be huge chocolate bars, sweets, or fizzy drinks.

zukiecat · 29/03/2011 19:40

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Sassybeast · 29/03/2011 19:40

Has visions of 500 children simultaneously drowning in a sea of spilled fromage frais.

Op YANBU.

thisisyesterday · 29/03/2011 19:42

yes and no

you are being unreasonable to expect them to make an exception for him when they clearly say fruit only.

but I do think it's a bit unfair on him, and that they ought to have some "back up" fruit for those children who don't have any

littleducks · 29/03/2011 19:42

I am surprised that your ds doesnt get free fruit, when I went to view schools (in two different areas as we moved) they all had free fruit for 'snacktime' which I think is great, I do worry slightly as nobody seems to wash it but no of the kids seem to have come to any harm!

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Bearcat · 29/03/2011 19:43

When my DS's (23 &19) were at infants school they never had a snack at break time and managed to get by until lunch time!

thisisyesterday · 29/03/2011 19:43

and the thing is, when the other kids go home and say "johnny had a yoghurt for break today can i have one?"

and then the next day you get 5 more with yoghurts then you have a prpoblem don't you? not to mention the possibility of yoghurt spilled everywhere, dirty spoons, lids on the floor.....

i like how our school do it. they provide the fruit which means they all get some!

worraliberty · 29/03/2011 19:44

They get free fruit round here littleducks (London Borough)

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PureBloodMuggle · 29/03/2011 19:45

Yogurts are messy which is why they are 'dis-encouraged' from DSs' school (in the infants) because of this.