the groundskeeper only has one job to do. this is stupid and ignorant behaviour to suggest this. i can see why this could be a good idea but at the end of the day, it is up to the parents and their children’s doctors as to what happens

What else will they start picking on? Whether kids are too skinny? Need a haircut? Need new clothes? I think a better way would be to educate the ENTIRE school of healthy lifestyle choices, not to target individuals. Whether a parent decides they should do something with the information is up to them.

I think this is going too far. May be a referral to a dietician for the family would be more effective.

Its going too far.
I do agree that some children just dont have a chance. My youngest daughter works in a takeaway outlet and she has watched this woman and her 2 children slowly getting bigger and bigger over the past 5years and my daughter is shocked that they get 3 meals a day. From what shes seen the kids never have a home cooked meal. What chance do they have?
I do think that there is a group of parents that dont know how to cook. Perhaps that was parents not teaching their daughters too cook because that was sexist so they just stopped and now we have sections of the population that only know how to reheat things.
I dont know …just throwing thoughts out there.

Schools should be places of trust and this does not build trust. I clicked on the link to read the article, but it required a subscription to read the article?

I personally think they are going too far, especially if they are eating food as shown above. The roll may not be an actually hamburger roll it could be an ordinary one which is much healthier. Then one in the photo appears to have some salad in it. If the Child has a wheat allergy or Coelic Disease that means no gluten = wheat, rye, barley or oats. No salad dressing or fillings with gluten in them. A lot of mayonnaises have gluten in them as a thickener. Some sauces have gluten in them. Some Mums make muffins that have finely grated vegetables in them so they are savoury not sugary. Some make their own mince patties from scratch to use in rolls or sandwiches. Are the food “Police” going to check the ingredients before lodging reports?????. Some medications cause weight increase, including those for epilepsy. Dieting slows the increase -it will not stop it.

Kids aren’t going to spontaneously start eating right if you blame and shame their parents! Good healthy food needs to be more affordable and more available! Kids sport needs to be funded so its an option for low income families.

I do believe this is going too far!

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  • • cherz replied
    • 09 Mar 2017 , 1:05 pm

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  Yep I agree way tooo far.