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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Perhaps his teacher could stow the appropriate granola bar or crackers to cover the rare refrigerator malfunction.[/quote]

They technically aren't permitted I think, but we could also just have a couple gluten-free options on the regular lunch menu. It doesn't need to be specifically gluten free, but the ability to adapt items by removing breads is all that is needed. Instead, that isn't even possible.[/quote]

I'm confused because the online menu seems to indicate many things that could be adapted in that way, plus other items that are gluten free.  If it were my kid, I would also keep a stack of snacks in the pantry that he could use to assemble a meal if we got jammed up and ran out of other food.  My MS kid does that for lunch sometimes -- we can it "snack-lunch".[/quote]

Those items don’t exist on the actual menu offered. They say they have them on a general level, but they aren’t there. The biggest issue is when he forgets his lunch, but right now we have limited options from home due to home being remodeled.[/quote]

Lots of options, get a mini fridge and just make some basic lunches.  Or, buy some ready-made.  If you can afford a remodel, you can afford to figure this out.  Get carryout every night.[/quote]

6 people in a mini fridge isn’t very convenient. That said, there is zero reason for them to not offer modular lunches where you can just remove the wheat product. [/quote]

Sandwiches are inherently modular, OP.  You said so yourself when you recommended removing buns from burgers.[/quote]

Schools don’t sell modular sandwiches. They can’t be requested without the bread. If they could, that could be a minimally acceptable alternative.[/quote]

Are they selling premade sandwiches?  Since he doesn't actually seem to be celiac or allergic to wheat, can he just take the sandwich apart?  Schools aren't making their food onsite these days, so if they sold a burger it would be preassembled as well.  But you seem to think that would be an option.

Realistically, schools need to accommodate kids on free/reduced lunch who buy regularly, and have medically documented food issues.  They don't need to accommodate kids from affluent families who forget their lunch and aren't actually allergic or celiac.  [/quote]

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