McDonalds and a school trip...

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Truly wondering about this situation.

Long, hot day. School trip. Reception class so 4 & 5 year olds. Left at 8.30 this morning. Due back at 4pm. Finally arrived back at 6.45pm after the bus broke down on the way home. The school were communicating by text all the way through the afternoon keeping us updated.

We've just picked up the children to be told they have been fed... McDonalds. Personally, I don't mind, better that she is fed, watered and it was next to where they had broken down. Bear in mind they were waiting in a hot bus with no aircon for a replacement coach.

However other parents were shouting at the head teacher,for everyone to hear. Apparently no one ever feeds her children mcdonalds. They've never had it. Thinks it's a disgrace. Some of the dads were also agreeing.

Would you mind? Allergies and food intolerances and preferences accounted for, would you be angry enough to shout at the teachers about it?

LOL. My DS has been fed McD's by school when late back from a match (meaning that the boarders would have missed "tea"). Of course my (non-boarding) DS did omit to mention this until after I had fed him again when we got home (so not only was I not asked, I wasn't told either). Apparently they were speculating about whether if they had lost Mr X would have left them to starve .

Of course it's not unreasonable in the circumstances. Sympathy and wine for the teachers involved would definitely be my reaction to the OP.

Then it can become like the MN holy grail and teachers across the country can hike their charges across roads rivers and mountins just to get there.

When the two vegans make it they can call an ambulance for rest

Trapped on a broken down bus with 4 & 5 year olds? I would have nodded my head in sympathy if they'd let the kids eat each other.

I do wish (some) parents would appreciate the time, effort and stress involved in taking children out on trips or residentials. I don't deny that I have thoroughly enjoyed them too - even sitting on corridor floors at midnight to make sure the little blighters stayed in their rooms and actually went to sleep! - but they are bloody hard work and it was nice to get the occasional Thank You and even more occasional card or tin of biscuits to share.

If I was that HT and had been shouted at, that would probably be the last trip arranged for some years, however unfair that would have been.

The other option would be to blacklist the children if those graceless fools, but that would hardly be fair since children can't help who their parents are.

yanbu
the teachers made the best out of the situation. it's a one off.

YANBU. Practical solution that suited the majority. Allergies excepted, anyone can eat burgers/nuggets/chips/fruit/veg and drink coke/milk/juice/water.

Well done to those teachers. It is possible that if one of the children, such as herc's could not eat anything then a teacher may have gone to buy them a pre-packed sandwich of their choice. However, this would depend on whether or not the child actually wanted a soggy egg sandwich while all the other kids were having chips

Re veggies - McDonalds will make a cheese or a salad roll for those who don't eat meat. Or even just the bread. There are veggie burgers and the chips are not cooked in beef fat iirr. The chips are not usually cooked in the same fat as the meat, nor are the veggie burgers - they are a separated fryer.

Yes, some cross contamination is possibly - it's almost impossible to say fr definite thee would be none in any kitchen which has meat and non meat products surely? It is still not a high risk at all.

Other than that - there is still the fruit packs and the drinks.

Haven't you seen the advert? The veggies could have had a box of gherkins. Obviously.
I would have been eternally grateful & would have bought chocolates & wine today for the teachers.
And yes, someone would have paid for the meals. At my last school we only got expenses at the end of term so that's a long wait to be reimbursed!

A burger and chips never killed anyone. People need to get a grip!

Isn't that so nice of the teachers... to ensure the children were fed and had access to toilets.

Hulabay
My dd couldn't have dairy wheat gluten oats nuts soya meat fish eggs .
You can appreciate it was hard going , as I am bf her I too was on the same restrictions . We had work done on the house and for 3 weeks I had no cooker . In desperation I once went to mac Ds for coffee and a meal for the builders . I got chatting to them and couldn't believe it when I had 100% guarantee that the fries were safe . The oil is veg but not containing soya( rare) and the fries are cooked in their own fat . I bought my dd and I a packet ( minus salt) and cried to see her eating them . I managed her diet very well but always worried she needed to feel ' normal' . To find one place that I could buy her this occasionally was heaven .
My mates were disgusted with me btw , I had spent years slamming the place .