The teachers just need to get on with their jobs and stop schooling lunch boxes.

I don’t think this is up to the teachers. I’m all for reducing waste, but I don’t agree with teachers doing this

Teachers are there to teach not patrol for landfill.

Some food such as sandwiches tend to dry out quickly only put in lunch boxes depending on the type of bread you use. Next they will be saying you can’t use plastic lunchboxes.

It’s wrong. Teachers are at school to do just that, teach. How the heck can you not wrap a sandwich.

I get the whole environment business however these actions are a disgrace, teachers need to focus their attention on educating students in terms of the curriculum.

I prepare my kids 21 meals a week. The lunchbox police see 5. Back off!

I think this is becoming a joke. It’s about educating people and families but rifling through kids lunches at school is not the answer. It’s a little bit dictatorial and shaming of kids.

My son’s Kinder requests nude free lunches. The problem with this is that I simply open the packaging at home (and redcycle it) so this doesn’t actually reduce waste, it only reduces waste at the school. I think it would be better if the school took the waste that was in the kids lunchboxes and taught them what to do with them.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 04 Apr 2019 , 2:37 am

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  I agree. But I think one thing we as parents (not only parents, everybody) could work on is buying things with less waste. Instead of buying strawberries in a container at the supermarket – buy them lose at the farmers market, instead of buying individual wrapped cookies bars chips etc – buy a variation with less packaging or make yourself. It is not going well with the environment, not here not anywhere in the world

There is so much rubbish generated at schools. If all children took their packaging home it could make a huge difference. Left over foods could be composted and vegetable gardens started. Something new for the students to learn about.

We should all do our part to lessen waste, but no need to bring shame to kids at school, educate them.

I would be annoyed, and I would feel sorry for the kids. Imagine someone going through your handbag and emptying the contents in front of your peers.

Yes, I got an email of the school of my youngest that they would like to see nude food lunchboxes and have reduced the bins at school. I have the lunchboxes mostly nude, but some foods ask for a wee wrap as they would get wet and soggy from touching the other foods in the lunchbox

as far as i am concerned they can go & get stuffed…. If my child came home with a note or a verbal message about something like this i would confront the teacher & the principal & have it out with them…. They have no right to DICTATE what i send to school for my child to eat or how it is sent there. The only thing they can Request is not to sent certain items if there is someone there who has sever allergies. There are parents out there that can’t afford certain things & they should not be singled out either. Yes i am sticking up for a parents right to feed their child any way they can

I feel like people are judgmental, we are all trying to do our bit for the environment but life is chaotic enough, so you have to enforce wrap free

happy for them to educate kids but they should not try and boss the parents

I see this as part of their education. It isn’t that much harder once you get used to not buying as many individually packed snacks. I really try to reduce how much plastic wrap we use by using containers and bees wax wraps instead. No one is perfect, but every little bit helps

i send what my kid will eat, so i can send tiny teddies out of the pack but pack still gets tossed at home

so glad i dont have to deal with this crap at kiddos school

I think if they have an issue with a child’s waste in their lunchbox to take their concern directly to the parents of each child. But seriously it isn’t their job or concern. Stick to teaching and that’s not acceptable behaviour.

When and how did this become part of a teacher’s duties? Not okay at all.