The lunchbox police are at it again. This time at a Melbourne school with a child in kindergarten.
Speaking to Seven News, a mum said her child wasn’t permitted to finish her lunch because one of the snacks didn’t comply with the school’s nutrition standards.
The offending lunch item? A lamington.
The lamington was sent home uneaten with a note from the school asking: “Please don’t send this item in your child’s lunch again.”
The mother responded to the lunchbox police, saying the lamington only contained 40 calories.
The backlash has been swift, with many parents commenting on social media that the rules have gotten out of control.
What happened to the rule that everything in moderation is fine. So long as the whole lunch isn’t lamingtons then it should be fine
— Sue McKinley (@smack08322682) February 7, 2018
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So a teacher decides to write their own slips up and spend their lunch break (they get paid for 5 hrs a day but are required to be on school grounds for a minimum of 6 and a quarter hours, with an average break of 30 mins. .. not counting weekly compulsory staff and year level meetings) in an evil plot against lamingtons? Or could it be yet another responsibility being dumped on teachers by some new policy? Nah... must be the teacher wanting to write stern notes and upset this mum.
Umm.. My mum always packed a little treat in our lunchboxes - either a mini mars bar, or, like this mother, a lamington. We grew up perfectly healthy without weight problems. Policing eating in school aged kids is extremely detrimental and unless you notice a child coming in every day with questionsbale lunch choices, it's none of the schools damn business.