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[quote=Anonymous]away?[/quote]

Kid could be hungry - why is that a crime? I remember that when I was a kid we were supposed to only eat at certain times but I was always growing fast (5'8" by 5th grade) and I was always starving. Sometimes to the point of being uncomfortable. I was rail thin too (like 5'8" and 95 lbs).  What would punishing me have been good for? [/quote]

Middle school science teacher. Found all manner of disgusting, rotting food in places imaginable and unimaginable. Chewing gum spoiling lab equipment, textbooks and other students’ clothing. Absolutely no eating in class (excepting the occasional fun lab that result in food.

But once, just once, a skinny as a rail kid arrived after lunch, still eating. He looked me in the eye, with food in hanging out of his mouth, still chewing, and I didn’t say  a word. He wasn’t starving, but he clearly needed the food he was eating. He sat down and continued eating till the food was gone.

Otherwise, same as everyone else. Put it away during class, clean it up and don’t eat it if three other kids have stepped on it. [/quote]

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