AIBU to think schools shouldn’t be giving out Easter Eggs?

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My DD4 will be showered with chocolate I'm the upcoming week. It’s part of the fun of Easter. But her teachers have already given her, and all the nursery class, a medium sized chocolate egg each and chocolates were being handed around today. AIBU to think giving out chocolates is for parents to monitor and decide, and the school should focus on other healthier Easter activities? Why are schools spending money on unhealthy treats that have no educational purpose?

Not all children are showered with chocolate at Easter

Totally agree

Some kids are lucky to be fed let along be given chocolate - it’s unfortunate that schools do have to step in to brighten up these children’s lives,

Maybe donate you DD’s excess eggs to the food back to give another child some delight this year

This a wealthy fee paying school

YABVU and it will be the teachers buying the eggs, not the school.

YY I think the solution here is to stop the shower of chocolate you have planned over Easter and organise some healthy activities for your DD instead.

God, my youngest 2 got given a small Easter egg in school this week by their teacher and I couldn't get over how kind that was of her (strongly suspect she bought for the entire classroom from her own pocket).

YABU.
It's a bit of chocolate. All will be grand.

YABU.

Are parents unable to portion out their children's chocolate?

As pp said some children for whatever reason may not receive an Easter egg at all except from school.
If you do not want your child to have one then tell school to miss out your child or take it off them if they have mot already eaten it.

This a wealthy fee paying school

Ah, well that makes you sound a lot better.

Easter eggs aren't coming out of the school budgets - my kids have always been given Easter eggs at school/nursery and the teacher has bought them. Once the PTA did. If you're that bothered put some of your kid's Easter Eggs away/ into the Foodbank/give them to a neighbour/bake with the chocolate - it's really not rocket science.

Not all kids get the same stuff - that's why some schools/nurseries/playgroups/extra curricular clubs etc give out Easter Eggs/selection boxes etc. Maybe think outside your little bubble sometimes?

This a wealthy fee paying school

Even more reason to request next year the eggs are donated to the local food bank or children’s charity

FFS OP get a grip it is chocolate not bloody heroin. Just give your little darling a small amount at a time. It will not have been taken out of the school budget. These type of treats are either paid for by the PTA who fundraise to do it or the teachers pay out of their own pockets.

At my kids primary last year when it was really hot a group of teachers and classroom assistants chipped in to go and buy ice lollies as a treat for the kids.

I think it's nice.

I would be more bothered about the people showering kids with eggs at home than at school. Isn't it more reasonable to say to them, 'look, we ended up with way too much last year and the kids weren't even interested in that much, can we tone down the amount between the family?'

This a wealthy fee paying school

Then the school can easily afford eggs and activities and everything else.

I am not seeing a problem here.

This a wealthy fee paying school

It still stands that some children don't get much chocolate, if any over Easter. Somd of the wealthiest people I know spend very little on their children at Xmas, etc.

Also, you didn't answer my question....are the children eating the chocolate at school or being given it to take home?

Why are you spending money on unhealthy treats, OP? Hmm?

Honestly, what a preposterous fuss over nothing.

Regardless of it being a ‘wealthy fee paying school’, I bet there still will be plenty of children that won’t be ‘showered with chocolate’.

What healthy Easter activities do you have planned for DC OP? Or are you one of these parents that think setting good examples should only be set at school by teachers?

Can’t win can we. I am a TA and I paid out of my own money for the ingredients to make Easter rice Krispy cakes complete with mini eggs and fluffy chick on top. The teacher I work with paid for 5 large Easter eggs and 2 packs of mini eggs for raffle prizes. The children had been getting raffle tickets all term for good work, effort etc and were looking forward to it. At Christmas we clubbed together and bought each child a book. In the summer we will each buy something for each child. We do this out of the goodness of our hearts.

When my DC’s school did this, it was the PTA who’d funded the eggs rather than the school. I’d guess in most schools it’s either the PTA or the teachers funding this sort of thing instead of official school money.

I’m not seeing a problem with this, Easter only happens once a year, and not all children (even in fee paying schools) will be showered with chocolate eggs. Can’t you take any uneaten chocolate off your DD? Donate it to a food bank or something if you think she has too much chocolate?

@sparklingbrok

We have a chocolate egg hunt on Easter Sunday to see what the Easter bunny has delivered. She loves it. It’s not a ‘showering’, just a normal amount as you’d expect for a kid (although to her it’s loads). The ‘showering’ of chocolate comes from all the giant eggs she’s given from every other person. We end up with a cupboard full of them. It’s weird to me that teachers want to add to that. It’s stuff I’ll probably have to put away. I’m not unique in this and this isn’t about teachers trying to help poor kids because these are kids from wealthy families.

Why are schools spending money on unhealthy treats that have no educational purpose?

It's probably coming directly out of the teacher's purse. ime. Even in fee paying schools. You know, as a nice treat for the children in their care.

I've given children in my class small chocolate/sweet treats before, as well as other types of gifts such as a pencil, erasers, etc. Always paid for myself, never out of school funds.

If you don't want your child to have it - take it away and put it out of sight. Or - just don't you buy him another egg. If you want to get him an Easter treat - buy a book or something instead.

OP, you are being utterly ridiculous.

If you are so hung up on "healthy Easter activities" perhaps you could focus on those yourself and stop your family showering your child with chocolate.

For teachers and TAs spending their own money, this is really kind of them and I can see it is well intended.

Unfortunately as teachers well know wealthy doesn't always mean cared for 😢

I feel that this is going to be one of those AIBU threads where nearly everyone goes yes and the OP doesn't listen 😂

So tell every other person not to buy her any because she will get enough. It's that simple.

If my DC at 4 got an egg from school they ate it will before Easter. I didn't bother with the Easter Egg hunt as I didn't see the point.

Why don't you make a complaint to the school and tell them your concerns as you seem to feel very strongly about this.