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 am sure you can successfully sue the school.

For traumatizing your child, there must be a dozen of safeguarding breach in here.

For serving fish fingers to impressionable young children.

she didn’t tell me I was being ridiculous and encouraged me to email the school!)

I'm shocked that there are least 2 people who think this is worth reporting.

I'm actually embarrassed for you. How petty are you? You would waste someone's time with this nonsense, and report someone who has been in the job for that long over something so insignificant. Seriouslu take a good look at yourself and hopefully feel embarrassed.

the horror

(And before you ask - no she didn’t tell me I was being ridiculous not to my face and encouraged me to email the school

Well, she's being just as ridiculous then. Maybe it was an "oh no, call the police!" sarky response like some on here and she just wanted to see what te result would be if you emailed?!
(grasping at straws as it's better than thinking there's TWO sets of parents out there getting worked up by a fishfinger! )

for everyone who works in a school. I’ve absolutely no idea how you all cope.

I'm shocked that there are least 2 people who think this is worth reporting.

I still don't know what is even been reported in here!

I'm so confused. Is the issue that she ate the fish finger? Why does it affect you? Presumably she only touched the fish finger she ate too, she didn't finger it and then put it back down?

My son is a professional cook and he says it is important for cooks to taste the food to see if it is edible. He works in high end restaurants so I'm not sure it's the same thing, as fish fingers, and I'm not saying that this is her reasoning, but who the fuck cares. In fact, a fish finger is my new measurement of how much a fuck is work. Who gives a fish finger?

This thread is hilarious! Got to be a send-up?!

@AJoeyspecial

A large glass of red.

This can't be for real

I still want to know what the complaint would be, please?
Is it that she took a fish finger?
Or that she ate it with her hands?
And why would either be a problem?
How does it pose a risk or danger to the children?

I name changed because I spoke to another mum about it and didn’t want her to recognise my usual username on here!

(And before you ask - no she didn’t tell me I was being ridiculousnot to my face

What the actual fuck? So this isnt something you just mused about when bored. You have sought the advice of another parent on this ridiculous issue.

Not surprising she didnt say it to your face. Bet you are an amusing story she is telling people, though.

Was it one of the homemade salmon ones? If so, I don’t blame her...

What would you like the school to do about this?
Your DD is a tell tale and you should no better.

Are you for real?

Every so often on here, I read a thread that makes me want to never speak to another human being ever again and just stick with my dogs.

Your friend was most certainly winding you up. She wanted to give everyone a laugh.

Well, even though this has been a slightly upsetting experience, thank goodness I checked with Mumsnet before emailing

Thanks Mumsnet for saving me from myself (though I maintain that some of you were unnecessarily harsh and actually pretty inaccurate in some of your assumptions about me!)

wine cake flowers for everyone who works in a school. I’ve absolutely no idea how you all cope.

We laugh at these situations and roll our eyes at the types of people who want to complain and kick off over anything they don't happen to like.

Then we remember that they're in the minorty and remember the times they've pulled this in front of other parents on parents' evenings and the other parents look at them with disbelief and pity.

@Shockers “homemade salmon ones”? You must have a different school catering company in your area....

Do you think it was haddock or cod op?
I'd be relieved the grub was good enough for a member of staff to wolf it.
Would have set a better example if she'd used a fork?

In fact, a fish finger is my new measurement of how much a fuck is work. Who gives a fish finger?

love it lol
May have to try this out in RL ha

Risking ending a 30year career over a fishfinger? That's harsh.

@lolasmiles

Could not have put it better myself