Is teacher overstepping bounds here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always thought of Fritos as a healthy snack!

They are gluten free. They have no artificial preservatives or food dyes. They have 3 ingredients.

Yes, they have fat in them, but my kids need some fat in their diet.

They have msg.

Nope. No MSG in Fritos. Corn, corn oil, salt.

http://www.fritolay.com/our-snacks/fritos-original-corn-chips.html

[Anonymous]

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)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should consider yourself lucky that your child's teacher cares. She probably wouldn't be too strict about it if she knew this is a temporary situation

When your boss comes in and takes your lunch away because she or he doesn't feel it is appropriate or healthy, come back and comment here.

The idea that people are supporting a public school taking away food from a child because they deem it unhealthy is an over-reach of such proportions, it makes my head explode. It's simply not their job. They are not THEIR kids. I would have a lawyer in that school so fast, their head would spin.

??? There is a big difference between adult interactions and the adult who is responsible for the care and safety of a child. There is no correlation at all between your "boss" story and what happened to OP's child.

[Anonymous]

I teach third grade. My students don’t have a snack during the day, but when we have had a snack time in the past it was not required. Chips, cookies, soda, candy have never been allowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some schools actually care about the health of their students. They understand that nutrition, or lack of, affects the ability of children to be their best. They are even willing to take the risk of having to explain this to parents like OP.

She should write her child's teacher a thank-you note for caring.

+1. Bad food habits stick with kids. It really sad. I have lower class in-laws and it's mortifying how their late teens and 20-something adult kids eat garbage 3 meals a day because they were raised on that crap and have literally zero understanding of nutrition. They think nothing of eating fast food twice a day. If only their teachers stepped up and shamed them -- because it certainly wasn't ever coming from their idiot parents.

[Anonymous]

Yes, teacher overstepped, IMO.

—- ex-teacher and parent

[Anonymous]

Primary schools should have a hard-line ban all junk food, including "juice", chocolate milk, sugar cereals, and flavored yoghurt full of sugar. Bags of chips especially are distracting because of the sound and gross because kids then have greasy hands touching everything.

[Anonymous]

I just really need some Fritos now!

[Anonymous]

our kid's teacher stopped allowing chips after the first week, because most of the kids couldn't eat them without leaving a mess. Our kid doesn't usually each his snack so we didn't mind. I know stepped on crushed chips can be hard clean up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some schools actually care about the health of their students. They understand that nutrition, or lack of, affects the ability of children to be their best. They are even willing to take the risk of having to explain this to parents like OP.

She should write her child's teacher a thank-you note for caring.

Nope. The teacher should teach math and English and stop trying to usurp the role of the parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would've sent the fritos in anyway and dealt with the teacher if she actually did something. Would she take your DDs snack away and let her starve?

Yes, I think your teacher overstepped her bounds.

I think it's unlikely that the OP's child would have starved before lunchtime.

No, because she would eat the Fritos that HER PARENT packed for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why didn't you get easy thinks like pudding that doesn't need to be kept cold, pirate booty or even sun chips? I am feeling for your reno but seriously there are a lot of easy healthy options that are no muss no fuss.

Pudding is a “healthy option?” ROFL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fritos are not food. Be happy someone cares about the health of your child.

Wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Our school recommends limiting junky snacks, and lists what is considered junky and healthier alternatives. Some is for allergy reasons, others are for health reasons. In an overall healthy lunch I see no problem with a small bag of Fritos. If it's a classroom or school policy then the teacher is within her rights. Her space, her rules.

I see one kid bring nothing but prepackaged crap for lunch. It's sad.

The classroom is not the teacher’s space to do whatever she/he wishes. It’s the district’s space, and the teacher should follow the district’s policies, acting as an agent of the local government. If the teacher doesn’t want a snack break, that’s fine. There’s likely no policy requiring one. But if they do provide a snack break, then they need to accept what the parents provide, as long as what's provided isn't an imminent threat to the students. And no, junk food is not an imminent threat unless an allergy is involved.

[Anonymous]

Oh, the lunch monitors are snooty at my child's school. They comment and shame kids for junky or bad lunches like fast food or luncheables. I do not want my child to be shamed and I care about her nutrition so I use a bento box to go and only send cooked meats, cheese, veggie thins, and fruit. I give her a very low sugar juice or juice that we make at home and she takes a giant jug of water. I do give her little bites for snack as she requests is as the other kids have it. Yeah, chips, soda and candy is a no.