school dinner = fuming

[ell]

Forcing kids to eat now? What happened to the obesity crisis?

 

[mancityvstoke]

Throw some scran into a bin then make her eat it

 

[Why Always Ste]

Accept an apology and move on.
you might need an interpretor though as the dinnerlady is probably Polish.

But do note - your kid needs educating on her right to refuse and say No!

So in a years time behind the bike sheds, some little scrote offers her a cigarette, shell accept it through fear of doing wrong?

 

[Sunny Coast Blue]

Sounds like Louis Edwards has been reincarnated. MUFC, poisoning Manchester children for centuries, cnuts.

 

[york away to this!]

Accept an apology and move on.
you might need an interpretor though as the dinnerlady is probably Polish.

But do note - your kid needs educating on her right to refuse and say No!

So in a years time behind the bike sheds, some little scrote offers her a cigarette, shell accept it through fear of doing wrong?

is that the right to refuse, rather than the right to refuse...

 

[mscenterh750]

What is the best case scenario in all this? Do you want this woman to lose her job? Or would you prefer she was suspended for a week or something?

I don't want her to lose her job, but she has caused my daughter unnecessary distress and embarrassment with her actions, so she needs making an example of, so a formal warning, suspension and a personal face to face apology from her to my daughter, would suffice just.

As a governor I'm sure you'll be aware what the schools processes are for doing that but I'd be surprised they can give both a formal warning and suspension if this is her first "offence" furthermore from your opening post the school have dealt with the matter (I suspect) in accordance with those processes, they can't re-punish her for the same issue that they have closed.

Talk of going to the paper is unlikely to achieve a happy outcome, for the reasons above the school will not be able to change it's actions, you're role as governor will be brought into question and, most importantly, there is every change your daughter will get teased/called names.

Sorry MB I meant formal warning or suspension, not both. The most important thing to me is that my daughter is apologised to by the dinner lady face to face, and for her to realise that she cannot be doing things like this.

 

[oakiecokie]

The school has to abide by employment laws, its own HR policies and the contract it has with the dinner lady. It could well be that what you want as a punishment would put them in breach of that contract, the law or their own guidelines regarding the range of disciplinary action open to them. As a governor you should be aware of that.

Being a complete twat about it (although I'm not suggesting you are) and shouting the odds could rebound on you and your daughter spectacularly, particularly given the position you hold.

It's not like your daughter has suffered a physical injury or been assaulted although the dinner lady was clearly in the wrong.

I'd suggest accepting the apology and moving on.

The most sensible post on this thread.Any school governor should show a bit more tolerance.

 

[Mike D]

My eldest girl was having her packed lunch at school on Monday, and didn't eat all of her sandwiches. She ate most of it and then put it in the tin foil and threw it in the bin, to her shock and horror the head dinner lady picked it out of the bin, and made YES made her eat it. My daughter was distraught and when I was told by the head teacher I was fucking fuming, so a letter of complaint was duely done. I've had a reply today saying basically she's done wrong, broke health and safety rules, caused my daughter unnecessary distress, she had no rights to make my daughter eat her dinner, as she brought it from home. What does the dinner lady get ?, a slap on the wrists, now I'm baying for blood and want her to be made an example of. Is what shes done a sackable offence, in your eyes?, because in mine it certainly is,and to make it worse I'm a governor at the school.

Go and give the old bag a good kicking the old **** deserves it.

 

[metalblue]

I don't want her to lose her job, but she has caused my daughter unnecessary distress and embarrassment with her actions, so she needs making an example of, so a formal warning, suspension and a personal face to face apology from her to my daughter, would suffice just.

As a governor I'm sure you'll be aware what the schools processes are for doing that but I'd be surprised they can give both a formal warning and suspension if this is her first "offence" furthermore from your opening post the school have dealt with the matter (I suspect) in accordance with those processes, they can't re-punish her for the same issue that they have closed.

Talk of going to the paper is unlikely to achieve a happy outcome, for the reasons above the school will not be able to change it's actions, you're role as governor will be brought into question and, most importantly, there is every change your daughter will get teased/called names.

Sorry MB I meant formal warning or suspension, not both. The most important thing to me is that my daughter is apologised to by the dinner lady face to face, and for her to realise that she cannot be doing things like this.

Hopefully the ticking off she received should be enough for her to realise she can't do it again mate. I don't see any difficulty in the school asking her to apologise to your daughter, thank them for their prompt investigation and ask that the lady in question apologises to your daughter so she can have closure and not think she has done anything wrong.

As a side note mate I'd not want to be her first boyfriend being brought home to meet you....I'd shit me pants hahahaha. Although this has all the makings of a great father of the bride speech when that moment arrives all too soon. Good luck sorting it blue

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Have you been injured in an accident ?, have you been unfairly dismissed ?, have you been forced to eat your sandwich from the bin.? if so....
Call the Blue Moon Compensation Panel NOW.