school dinner = fuming

[Franny Lee's Barrel Chest]

Just get daughter to give dinner lady the evils every time she sees her with a "next time you're sacked" kind of a look !!

 

[the god Gerry Gow]

Horses head or voodoo doll.

Just saying like

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I'd push for discipline without termination.

Don't think you should demand she is sacked, she may have a family that will feel the pinch of that and it isn't their fault, but she should have a written warning IMO.

This is what Guantanamo Bay was for, wasn't it?

I remember my own school lunches. The fuckers turfed us out at dinner time with instructions to get to the Don Supper Bar on Stockport Road, just up from the Apollo, and further instructions as to buying half a viennese loaf and scooping out the soft bread, leaving the hole surrounded by the crust, which we then proceeded to fill with chips from said Don Supper Bar. Forty odd years on and I am only just getting through the trauma of it all.

 

[Pelly Greeny]

Kids should be taught not to waste food

I agree - this isnt the way to do it though.

ALso you dont know if this is a common thing with this child or a one off where they may have been given an extra busicuit at the morning break by mistake or had an extra weetabix for breakfast, or just not that hungry. It happens. Being made to eat a sandwich will not help if there are other issues.

We don't know very much about what actually happened although the OP has not said it has been a regular thing - and he would if it was!

I'm sure the dinner ladies would have said something if they'd noticed a child regularly not eating their food. Despite how this one is being portrayed, most of them have the childrens best interests at heart and wouldn't dream of doing anything to upset the kids that they didn't need to.

Yes it does happen that kids have had a bit extra for breakfast but these dinner ladies get to know the kids very well from my experience and it may be that this one knows the little girl and her habits, applied a bit of common sense and made sure she ate her lunch as I'm sure her parents would like her to.

I was just saying that people are demanding this woman is sacked when it could be that she has done the right thing and made sure this little girl has had something to eat before rushing off to play. And seeing as this is a completely one sided view of what happened - and a one sided view based on the story told by a 9 year old child - I think some peoples reactions have been pathetic.



I've got a 6 year old and I know for a fact that playing with her mates would take precedence over eating a cold sandwich any day of the week.

 

[mancityvstoke]

I'd push for discipline without termination.

Don't think you should demand she is sacked, she may have a family that will feel the pinch of that and it isn't their fault, but she should have a written warning IMO.

This is what Guantanamo Bay was for, wasn't it?

I remember my own school lunches. The fuckers turfed us out at dinner time with instructions to get to the Don Supper Bar on Stockport Road, just up from the Apollo, and further instructions as to buying half a viennese loaf and scooping out the soft bread, leaving the hole surrounded by the crust, which we then proceeded to fill with chips from said Don Supper Bar. Forty odd years on and I am only just getting through the trauma of it all.

St Gregs?

 

[mscenterh750]

In the whole history of the internet I have never read a thread on any subject on any forum which contained the word "fuming" in the title, and which didn't leave me thinking "What a dick". Not sure why this is, but it's a rule which stands firm.

Sorry DD I didn't mean for it to come across that way, so I'm sorry I made you feel that way.

 

[DelToro]

In the whole history of the internet I have never read a thread on any subject on any forum which contained the word "fuming" in the title, and which didn't leave me thinking "What a dick". Not sure why this is, but it's a rule which stands firm.

Sorry DD I didn't mean for it to come across that way, so I'm sorry I made you feel that way.

DD is clearly fuming.

 

[bennyblue]

Get the woman sacked bang out of order

 

[johnnytapia]

In the whole history of the internet I have never read a thread on any subject on any forum which contained the word "fuming" in the title, and which didn't leave me thinking "What a dick". Not sure why this is, but it's a rule which stands firm.

Sorry DD I didn't mean for it to come across that way, so I'm sorry I made you feel that way.

In the cold light of day, after the dust has settled on the match and accompanying wine, I have to admit my initial response to the OP was way over the top. Reading through your original post I do understand why you’d feel slightly aggrieved, but I also think a more balanced outcome is the one you’ve achieved, namely, dinner lady has been told her conduct wasn’t the best, your daughter’s probably realised it’s a good thing to eat her dinner and I’d be surprised if it got taken any further. I have the utmost respect for dinner ladies - they are paid absolute buttons, they have to deal with kids at the time of day they’re most excitable and they’re also expected to try and get the kids to behave well, eat well and interact well. They’re often in a no-win situation, as I think this case shows/showed.

So, mea culpa for the initial, ill-considered response. And hopefully, this was resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. Incidentally, hats off for taking the time to be a governor. The increased onus on them to know school data, understand two levels progress, age-related expectations RAISE, etc makes it a thankless task.

And yes, I do teach. And I very, very rarely have to shout, admonish or dish out sanctions. Children actually appreciate boundaries. I let them know what they are, they generally work within them. If not, quick word and normally all is well.

 

[DelToro]

In the whole history of the internet I have never read a thread on any subject on any forum which contained the word "fuming" in the title, and which didn't leave me thinking "What a dick". Not sure why this is, but it's a rule which stands firm.

Sorry DD I didn't mean for it to come across that way, so I'm sorry I made you feel that way.

In the cold light of day, after the dust has settled on the match and accompanying wine, I have to admit my initial response to the OP was way over the top. Reading through your original post I do understand why you’d feel slightly aggrieved, but I also think a more balanced outcome is the one you’ve achieved, namely, dinner lady has been told her conduct wasn’t the best, your daughter’s probably realised it’s a good thing to eat her dinner and I’d be surprised if it got taken any further. I have the utmost respect for dinner ladies - they are paid absolute buttons, they have to deal with kids at the time of day they’re most excitable and they’re also expected to try and get the kids to behave well, eat well and interact well. They’re often in a no-win situation, as I think this case shows/showed.

So, mea culpa for the initial, ill-considered response. And hopefully, this was resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. Incidentally, hats off for taking the time to be a governor. The increased onus on them to know school data, understand two levels progress, age-related expectations RAISE, etc makes it a thankless task.

And yes, I do teach. And I very, very rarely have to shout, admonish or dish out sanctions. Children actually appreciate boundaries. I let them know what they are, they generally work within them. If not, quick word and normally all is well.

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