To report to school what my DD told me about this lunchtime supervisor?

[Namechangingforthis2019]

Dd(8) told me that yesterday she saw a lunchtime supervisor take a fish finger off the tray at the serving hatch with her fingers and eat it. Dd said no other adults saw, she has seen this staff member do this before.
Would you email school and pass on what dd said?

A few bits of context -

• I believe dd, she is not likely to have made this up
• lunchtime supervisor has been working there about 30 years. She’s very harsh with the kids (based on what dd has told me) and anecdotally other parents have said even the staff are a bit scared of her!
• school has an outbreak of norovirus last week so have been very hot on infection control, washing hands etc.

I know she probably didn’t touch anyone else’s food, but it’s not right is it? If nothing else it’s unprofessional and sets a bad example to the kids. But I don’t want to bother the school if it’s not really a big deal.

Would you report it or leave it?

Yabu = I should not report it
yanbu = I should email the school about it

Also, it's quite useful on MN threads where people are almost hysterical over a non issue but insisting they are totally reporting the teacher and anyone who says otherwise is a teacher worshipper who thinks they're flawless gods.

Nobody sensible would ever have an issue with reporting concerns to a school or reporting issues to a member of staff.

Most rational people who aren't prone to drama llama behaviour would find tattling shit stirring behaviour from adults to be odd and acknowledge that it's an easy way to look very silly very quickly so probably not a good look if you're hoping to get resolutions in future.

YABU . Who can resist a fishfinger🤣

😲 Seriously? 😂😂

For cod's hake OP, it's not your plaice to do this woman up like a kipper.

That lunchtime supervisor needs a medal presenting in Whole School Assembly for promoting the actual eating of hot school lunches!

I've worked in education for over 15 years and they're nearly always pretty yuck IMO.
I had one the other day and the veggies tasted like cardboard.

Might have a try of the fishfingers next week though (with appropriate cutlery I hasten to add!!)

It was the Lunchtime Supervisor in the canteen with the fish finger!

I suggest you read Barry, the Fish With Fingers, and take a good hard look at yourself.

Christ. When I picked my ds up the other day he told me he didn't get lunch at all because he didn't have his lunchbox at school (I'd ordered school lunch) . He did. He had spag bol and garlic bread, finished off with cookie and ice cream. As evident by the tomato drips down his top, stinking of garlic and for some unknown reason, cookie crumbs in his hair (he's four...we are failing at the table manners). Kids come out with loads of crap. Even on the off chance this is completely true, I really couldn't get worked up over a fish finger.

As evident by the tomato drips down his top, stinking of garlic and for some unknown reason, cookie crumbs in his hair (he's four...we are failing at the table manners).
tashac89 My 4 year old is coming home with yogurt or banana on his jumper and trousers every single day. Totally failing with you!

What has her eating a fish finger got to do with how she treats the children/other staff?

Mum!!!! Dad nicked a chip off my plate with his fingers!!!

Right, that's it! I'm "getting my ducks in a row" and I'm going to LTB"!!

@caroloro not true they always make extra.

The thing is that ok it's just a fish finger - it's small fry!

You're being ridiculous. A fish finger? In the lunch hall? Why would you report that?!

@Namechangingforthis2019 I don't agree with the posters name calling you and your dd, it's unnecessary.

Maybe the fact your dd doesn't necessarily like this particular dinner lady, means she noticed it.

I suspect they all do it now and then.

drought with issues

It was me! 😭😂

I hope you made it a non little issue in front of your daughter.
I think the dinner lady isn’t liked.
Please don’t mention it they will probably tell all the dinner ladies and the cook as well off.Ever one of them would have most probably done it.At least the food seems edible unlike in other settings where the food isn’t touched by the staff
How will you say it.No don’t

I hot accused of eating mince pie at y last job fortunately my boss knows I'm gluten intolerant and could tell them I was mistaken original could have lost my job

Please don’t mention it they will probably tell all the dinner ladies and the cook as well off.

More likely, as pp suggested, they'll print off her email and frame it in the kitchen, and all have a good laugh. Another poster pointed out that she'd be known as Fishfinger Mum forever more.

Ha, you are ‘that mother’.

I wouldn't care about this at all (save that I might encourage my 8yo not to be a tell tale about trivial matters).

Tell your DD that no one likes a tell tale, and don’t be one yourself over something so pathetic. Seems to me you are both itching to get the lady into trouble because you don’t like her. Also seems strange that your DD was the only person who saw the lady commit this heinous crime. Very fishy.

seems strange that your DD was the only person who saw the lady commit this heinous crime. Very fishy.

Red herring........