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

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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

I'm waiting for a pic of the OP and her DD to appear in the Daily Fail sitting on their sofa looking like someone had set their pet fish on fire as they stare at a lone fish finger on a plate.

I'd love to hear the schools response to you about this. After they've finished pissing themselves laughing about it. Get a grip. And get one for your daughter too.

I think the OP has taken a bit of a battering.

Crumbs.

She's hungry. Probably been on her feet since early in the day. Obviously not a young woman and possibly struggling to make ends meet. Your DD probably the only child who bothered to say anything to anyone. You will most definitely be the butt of many jokes among the staff. Don't do it to yourself.

Why on earth would a person who serves food be allowed to eat it while serving, including the likelihood of saliva on fingers, and continue serving.

She isn’t serving food! Lunchtime supervisors supervise the children in the hall eating and, usually, in the playground as well. The kitchen staff are the ones that serve the food.

Hope shes paying for it kids have to pay for theirs acceptable if its leftovers but not while kids are being fed

Our staff certainly pay for our meals. Ours are £3 per day. Leftovers are free though. Our cook makes delicious food!

“The likelihood of saliva on fingers”

Yabu and a few other posters are being utterly ridiculous.

Really you and DD need to get a grip

This woman has given 30 years service to this school and all the children there. Maybe she is a disciplinarian? She is obviously older generation and comes from a time when schools had rules.
I don’t think pinching a fish finger off a tray whilst serving food is a real world problem, I think this is a prime example of health and safety gone bonkers. There is very little care respect of moral duty to anyone anymore. Have a real think about what you’ve said and maybe explain to your daughter that this woman is an elder and should be respected, maybe she was really hungry? Maybe she’s been pinching fish fingers for 30 years why shouldn’t she? Really?

Christ on a bike 🤣

We were all after the roast potatoes when i worked as a lunchtime supervisor

They were awesome 😀

Can we have this in Classics ?

No one knows whats going on at her home maybe very short of money so is eating what she can, ive worked in a restaurant kitchen in past every one ate bits. so long as not off childrens plates does it matter?

Have you thought of calling the police?

(Sarcasm obvs)

Report. It’s pretty stressful working in a School office. They could do with some light relief.

LOL at the comparison of a single fish finger to a car 🤣🤣

Happy

I don’t think you appreciate the gravity of the situation

A fishfinger a day...5 days in a week....38 weeks a year....for 30 years!

Thats like 5700 fishfingers

(I am joking...😀 they don’t have fishfingers every day)

I would contact Judge Rinder and....😂. It’s hearsay ( you didn’t witness it yourself) and wouldn’t stand up in court.

I’m surprised your child remembered to tell you. Mine can barely remember what they ate or did without a lot of prompts and questions. They certainly don’t volunteer information!

I never got anything out of my children when they were 8 about what happened at school.

Too busy living for the moment and seeing what I had for them to eat at pick up time !

Is the supervisor a disciplinarian Or just 'normal ' and
Not afraid to keep the children in line. ?

OP, it's a fish finger! Have you considered getting counselling? Or maybe a hobby? No amount of context can make you look reasonable here.

You're THAT parent aren't you? If Petunia doesn't get on every sports team and the most house points you're in that classroom telling them they're doing it all wrong. You're also the one that makes parents evening run late as you're on there for three hours despite being in the classroom daily

I wouldn’t report her but I’m a bit surprised at the venom towards an 8 year old...a clipe and a snitch that’s a bit rough. I would want my child to tell me stuff...where does it end? Getting bullied but not telling people incase you’re labelled a clipe 🙄

Jumpyliz playing fast and loose with the sausages and gravy jug.... you my dear have just made my day 😂🤣😂🤣

@carsonforPM I never got anything out of my children when they were 8 about what happened at school

Ha, mine are the same -

Me - "Have you had a nice day at school?"
Them - "Was alright."

Me - "So what have you done today?"
Them. "Not much."
Or "I forgot."