Is teacher overstepping bounds here?

[Anonymous]

If there is not a specific school rule about this, it is overstepping IMO.

My kids are not allowed snack this year (fine) but at our school it’s usually as follows: teacher does mention at the beginning of the year that healthy non-distracting or messy snacks are preferred. However, nothing is said at snack time for those who bring junkier things. Several times the teacher has sent a request (whole class wide) at some point addressing issues like messy snacks or kids bringing large bags of chips etc (“remember parents, please keep snacks single-serving size and avoid messy items etc etc”.

Basically, they hint around and encourage but don’t mandate.

Works for me. I sent a healthy snack 95% of the time but If I want to send chips, that is my choice. I would not appreciate a teacher criticizing my kid’s snack unless it is disruptive or messy in some way.

I don’t see how regulating a snack is going to do anything regarding childhood obesity if that is what people are thinking. Beyond that- some kids may only be able to afford cheaper junky items or there may be cultural concerns etc..seems like a minefield to “enforce” and not worth it at all IMO

[Anonymous]

Parents have no business dictating what goes on in school , period.

[Anonymous]

Schools are in a tough spot; responsible for all aspects of children’s welfare, and then criticized for trying to educate.

Yeah, OP, I’d be annoyed. But not as annoyed as I am about one of my kids having food allergies (apples, peaches, kiwi, carrots, etc.) so they had limited healthy snack options on top of being a picky eater, and a peanut butter sandwich was forbidden. Kid could bring all the damn corn chips and Cheerios they wanted, but not a healthy PB sandwich. I don’t care if they shove him in the PV quarantine room. Just get some blasted protein in him.

(Don’t bother telling me what he could eat instead. Refused it all.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yesterday, my child wore high waisted jeans, boots, a neck high t-shirt that was not touching the top of the pants waist with a flannel over it (picture attached). A teacher stopped her in the hall---DID NOT DRESS CODE her but began her loud conversation with a loud " what boy at our school are your wearing that for?" My child replied, "excuse me, I chose the outfit for myself because I like it and it's fashionable." and then she tells her to " button your flannel up and I better not see that again, it's so inappropriate you wanting your teachers to see you like that".....

The teacher did not dress code her ----and I bet it is because if she had the office would have said it was fine----she wore it many times before and had never been questions or even commented on.

I'm still fuming about this! My daughter said the way she said it was as though she was implying she was dressed slutty. If the teacher had simply dress coded her I wouldn't be writing this, it is the comments. Should I peruse this further and with whom?


Really wish I could submit a picture of the outfit and shirt-----even her English teacher made a comment that the outfit was very modest, and thought she was picking her out because she is tall and the outfit did look very fashionable (this is a 60 year old lady)

You revived a 7 1/2 year old thread to post this?

[Anonymous]

Fritos are a whole grain. Look it up if you don’t believe me.