to think that if you send a letter from a school that might go public - you check for comma splices

[katmanwho]

School said it would give pupils bread and butter if they didn't have money.
Parents complain. Goes national in the news.
School retracts.

The letter is here:

www.albanacademy.org/assets/schoolmealsletterretraction-1.pdf

Part of it:

Following a number of parental concerns regarding the recent school
meals letter we have decided to rethink our policy and will not be
introducing the new system outlined in that letter.
I apologise if this has caused any offence, this was not our intention.

The letter itself was intended to explain the situation and trial a policy
that has been successfully adopted by other schools

Actually - commas seem lacking in the first sentence as well.

This is not a chatty letter. This is an official retraction.

Could do better

I am potentially of an older generation and the person who taught me that one does not award oneself a title definitely was.

I was taught is one introduces oneself as "Lass Delicateair" . The response is then from the person to establish if my preference is Ms or Mrs Delicateair or Lass.

I'm still struggling to see why this gets some people's knickers in a twist. Focus on the content, surely that's the important bit.

I didn't award myself a title. I worked bloody hard so a university would award it. In a work context I quite often use it. And I have no problem with other people wanting me to use dr/miss/mrs/ms/mr. It's their choice and their identity.

I'm also of an older generation (at least by MN standards), and I was taught never to refer to myself with a title. I have a 92 year old aunt who, now that my mother is dead, has no one left in her life who calls her just by her first name. But she introduces herself as Jane Smith. Somehow people just know not to call her Jane.

You are missing the point Galiban

To clarify I was taught one introduces oneself as "Lass Delicateair" . The response is then from the person to establish if my preference is Ms or Mrs or Dr Delicateair or Lass and to then use it.

Announcing from the offset I am Mrs Delicateair or Dr Delicateair is poor form.

Indeed but when a doctor, and it happens oh so often, says hello Beaufort, I'm Mr or Dr or Miss Bloggs, I now extend a hand and as disarmingly as possible, and say I'm pleased to meet you Dr Bloggs, I am Mrs Belle. If they introduced themselves as Fred Bloggs, I'd say "if I may call you Fred, do call me Beaufort.

Again I am if a certain age but this is an equality issue rather than an etiquette issue.

No, I get the point Lass. It's just that to me it sounds so desperately formal, twee and pedantic that I don't much like it.

I view introducing myself as Dr Lweji as formal and pedantic.

Oh well, Lewji, we're all different. I usually introduce myself by my first name and add my last name if context requires it. I've got quite a common first name so sometimes need to add the last name too. Sometimes in a work context I'll also use my title.