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Look further! I agree its really not on to suspend the child.
It looks like the school has some serious issues, it's failing desperately in all areas

The head named on the website, it different to the head named in the schools inspectorate report, only 12 months ago.

Sounds like its a new-ish head tryng desperately to keep this school going- fundamentally it reads like a lovely school, Trying his best, it sounds as though this judgement is wrong, although personally I doubt its really about mini cheddars at all.

I work in a school & a child would never be suspended for having the wrong food in their lunch box!

If push came to shove the worst that would happen would be that the child would have to go home for lunches in the care of the parent.

Our school has a healthy lunch policy but really only bans chocolate bars & chocolate covered snacks/biscuits, fizzy drinks & of course sweets.

To suspend a child's learning time over this is disgusting, providing the packed lunch issue is the only issue.

EDIT, some of these church schools love to lay down the law in many areas!

I am wondering if their healthy eating policy equally applies to members of staff, and if so, would a staff member found to be breaching it - get suspended ;-)

But Maybe, the kid is smarter than you think.
Hope the others don't copy.

Bill in Oz

Healthy eating policy?

I remember some of the school "dinners" I had as a child in Scotland....mostly stodge & the desserts were full of sugar........ and when I went to Scotland on holiday I was shocked when told my cousins' children had a choice of food..... and they usually picked chips!!

4 days away from school? That's not good.

I wonder if the headmaster is an over stressed Scorpio, which equals control freak. Unless there is another issue that has not been discussed. All things in moderation,that is why as an O.A.P. I have scoffed a Snicker bar after my dinner this evening.

Despite meeting with his parents, they still didn't follow the 'healthy eating' policy. Its not mentioned if there were any other schools rules they aided and abetted their son to break.

" a sandwich, yogurt tube, Dairylea Dunkers cheese snack, Mini Chedders and a bottle of water." seems a bit heavy on the carbs and fats. Where's the fruit and veg? Even if he doesn't like fresh fruit, they might have got away with dried fruit (apples, bananas, sultans) even if there was a bit too much natural sugar in them.

It's seems a shame that the son was punished for his parents transgressions - if they couldn't or wouldn't comply, they could always move him to another school which isn't so strict.

Well I'm disgusted with the schools decision to keep a child away from his school work after all it's not his fault that his parents pack his lunch box with forbidden food! and to punish him for their mistake is dreadful I would certainly be taking this up with the authorities. Good for the school for having a Healthy Eating Policy but I don't think it's up to them to force the issue. :-|

I'D BE MORE WORRIED IF MY SIX YEAR OLD DIDN'T EAT

Schoolboy, 6, suspended for having Mini Cheddars in his lunchbox

Senior staff at Colnbrook C of E primary school concluded that Riley Pearson should be kept away from lessons for four days for continuously contravening its healthy eating policy.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/01/schoolboy-6-suspended-for-having-mini-cheddars-in-his-lunchbox-4286475/