Free school lunches
Free school lunches
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How do schools manage things like veganism, religious diets, intolerances, allergies etc.? That must be a nightmare!
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It is not, all public schools where I live are prepared to handle this, there are nation-wide protocols for it.
My kid has a severe food allergy, and has to carry adrenaline pens with him at all times.
This was documented in the enrollment process, and this "flag" prompts action by a bunch of different people, like the nutritionist that creates the school meal plans so that they can adjust his, and also the meal prep workers, who will avoid contamination when preparing the meals.
The health services that work with the school are also informed, and they include this in school health prep plan, which eventually causes the teacher and helping staff to receive training on how to identify allergic symptoms and how to administer the adrenaline pens, and cautions that need to be taken when food is around.
Do you think that letting kids starve or die because of a food allergy is a better alternative, or what? This is literally what I pay taxes for, so that all kids (not just mine) can learn and have a full belly.
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Don't think the op was implying anything other than that food is a lot more complicated than it used to be.
I've worked in restaurants with similar issues.
Trying to provide at least 2 vegan options and gluten free options for starters, mains, and desserts without creating an overly bloated menu and decent variety is really a nightmare. Especially when you want to rotate dishes every month or 2.
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School lunches are never elaborate or fancy - no one expects anything complicated.
You can always do better and maybe should, but we’ve seen
- there’s always a salad option. A lot of days that’s the vegetarian choice and the allergy choice.
- some kids will always have reason to bring lunches anyway. You’ll never be perfect but a small number of exceptions is no excuse for not providing for as many as you can
- any small to medium school can probably react to their students needs. Our school was able to adjust for a fish choice for lent at the request of several students
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Makes sense, thanks. Not sure why my question was received with no many negative reactions. It is a genuine question of how do schools manage a varying degree of requirements.
I support free school meals, but to just say yes to free school meals without considering the difficulties that go along with it.
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