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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Are schools overstepping their jurisdictions? I know children can be picky eaters. I used to be as well. So this is rather concerning.

Excerpt: Across the cup of Pringles, it read: “Please help us make healthy choices at school.”

The mum was left outraged by the comment and slammed the teachers for ‘snack-shaming’ her son.

Source: https://igvofficial.com/tiktok-pringle-gate-mum-pulls-child-school-over-lunchbox-note/

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Outrage bait over literally fucking nothing as usual. Just a parent getting uppity that someone else judged their parenting, then social media and media blowing it up with a combination of narcissism and anything negative about teachers/education is signal boosted due to being in the political crosshairs lately. The kid is 3, they don't give a shit about the teacher writing on their snack and will have forgotten about it in like 2 days.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If they were just having donuts or something for lunch - and especially if it was causing behavioral problems with that kid or otherwise disturbing class - then sure. But Pringles? Assuming those were a side and not the entire lunch, especially, but even so...

But this seems like overreach, albeit well-intentioned

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely over stepping. Sure, if'n the lunch was nothing but junk food, I could maybe understand this, but from the sound of it, this is the only treat, and it's not too bad.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Context is important here. Considering the rest of the kids lunch was pretty reasonable the teacher absolutely ovestepped.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Clear overstep. What a parent gives their child to take to school to eat is their business. If the child is eating school lunches then that’s another thing. Teacher has definitely gotten a big head about shaming people’s dietary choices.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You clearly have a lot of faith in humanity if you think parents are always able to feed their kids properly. Heck, a lot of them don't even eat actually healthy stuff themselves.

A teacher sending a message like this is trying to help, not to "snack shame", and reactions like this will lead to even more teachers who don't care anymore and do the bare minimum.

That's a steep price for being "hurt by snack shaming" (whatever the fuck that even is).

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