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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks PP. are you a teacher?[/quote]

I am a paraprofessional.  I spent all day everyday with this kid, and I and others did whatever we could to get him to eat, but ultimately he would not.  A few bites here and there, just to please us, but basically he could not tolerate eating at school, [b]mostly medication related[/b].  So in the end we had to accept that he would do his eating at home.  And like I said, he was fine healthwise.  Actually, more than fine.[/quote]

There's a huge difference between a kid whose appetite is suppressed because of medication and a kid whose anxiety prevents him from eating. [/quote]

I believe PP's point was that eating no food at school will not harm a child's health.  It is not that uncommon.  [/quote]

Will he starve?  No.  Will he be more cranky and prone to behavioral outbursts?  Possibly.

The key is to understand why.  If it's anxiety, it needs to be adressed.[/quote]

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