Outraged parents slam 'shameful' school meals and say kids are going hungry
06.06.2022 - 23:19
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Outraged parents have said that their children are going hungry and claim that they have had to drop food off at their school due to 'shameful' meals.
Concerns have been raised over the daily school dinners offered, where parents have slammed the food supply, claiming that their children are going without.
Several parents of pupils at Wyvern Academy, County Durham, have voiced their concerns over the current state of the school meals system and have called for urgent changes to be made to the menu, Chronicle Live writes.
Some say that they rely on free school meals due to low incomes but have had to spend money on packed lunches to ensure that their child was guaranteed a meal.
Others have said that they have regularly dropped off food at the school gates due to food supplies running out before all pupils on school meals could be fed.
Pictures of food that has been dished out show tiny portions of potatoes, pasta and undercooked chicken. Each parent spoken to wished to remain anonymous for fear of retribution.
“They regularly run out of food by the time it's my daughter’s turn in the dining hall,” one parent said. “She often texts and asks me to drop off food. She takes a packed lunch as standard now in case she can't get a meal at school, so she isn't hungry for the rest of the day.”
Another parent said they had recently started sending their child in with packed lunches due to the low food supplies and added: “This has been going on for a while. My child, along with others, are eligible for free school meals but now I'm having to provide her with a packed lunch.”
Several parents have told of attempting to speak to the school about the issue but say they did not receive a reply.
One parent explained: “I complained about the