Food removed from kids lunch boxes by teachers

[TUMF]

If my child came home having this happen, I'd not be at work the next day...
Instead, I'd take the day off, and would show up at lunch time - with the same lunch food that was taken away the day before - and would have lunch with my child... The first dumb @ss that attempted to take his or my food away, would end up with their own sandwich - of the knuckle variety...

They already indoctrinate them in class - or attempt to...

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

And taking away a slim jim only to give it back at the end of school is going to eradicate obesity ?

I know.

I appreciate the intention.

The outcome is beyond the control of any school.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

When was the last time you ate a school lunch..40 years ago ?

You think it's the same today ?

I packed lunch when mine were in public school.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

But if they want their Federal money they follow Federal guidelines regardless of who is on the school board.

And example is the guideline put out last year by the USDA on snacks..what's acceptable and what's not.

Federal government does not require schools to confiscate children's food. That's school policy or not, set by the district.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by middle-aged mom

I packed lunch when mine were in public school.

Yep. My mother packed our lunches as well, and I now do the same for my kids. They actually get upset when I don't and they have to eat school food. Not that I blame them. I saw their "lunch" twice this year. One time, it was ravioli (looked like Chef Boyardee) with steamed broccoli and milk. The other time it was premade, packaged PBJ with raisins...

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by middle-aged mom

I know.

I appreciate the intention.

The outcome is beyond the control of any school.

On this we agree. That was the point I was trying to get across.

I think inactivity plays a bigger part though.
You cannot bring down your calories enough to compensate for inactivity.

[aliasfinn]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

I knew exactly what that poster meant.

The water at school is awful. And it's not just one school.
I don't know what they do. It's warm and has a smell.
Even the kids don't like it but they drink it anyway cause there's no other choice.

Me..I bring my own water bottles.

I've experienced this in about 4 schools so far both rural and urban.

I remember those drinking fountains in the halls of those schools, water was luke warm, almost like drinking from a garden hose. I much preferred the one in the teacher's lounge, water was ice cold.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by Tumf

If my child came home having this happen, I'd not be at work the next day...
Instead, I'd take the day off, and would show up at lunch time - with the same lunch food that was taken away the day before - and would have lunch with my child... The first dumb @ss that attempted to take his or my food away, would end up with their own sandwich - of the knuckle variety...

They already indoctrinate them in class - or attempt to...

Alrighty then.

Teach children to deliver " knuckle sandwiches" when they disagree with stated policy.

Sounds like a plan to me.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

Yep. My mother packed our lunches as well, and I now do the same for my kids. They actually get upset when I don't and they have to eat school food. Not that I blame them. I saw their "lunch" twice this year. One time, it was ravioli (looked like Chef Boyardee) with steamed broccoli and milk. The other time it was premade, packaged PBJ with raisins...

Some districts allocate more funding to school lunches than others. The people in the district are willing to pay higher property taxes to do so.

I am aware of two public high schools that offers a multiple massive salad bars and grilled meats.

[ohhwanderlust]

Does anyone else keep reading the title as "Foot Removed From Kids By Boxing Teachers"? o_o