# Parents; banned packed lunches

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-banned-packed-lunches/693149>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 15, 2014, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-banned-packed-lunches/693149 "2014-07-15T10:53:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-banned-packed-lunches/693149/221 "2014-07-24T16:04:18Z")

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Not me! I didn’t believe in trading, and I knew my parents expected me to eat what they packed for me.

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**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-banned-packed-lunches/693149/222 "2014-07-24T16:12:53Z")

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> [@Mr.Kobayashi](#):
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> A few posters were wondering about the specifics of the ban beyond the ITV page or the Daily Fail, so let’s inject some cold hard facts. This from my local,  
> [quotes the headteacher who implemented the ban]  
> ([Most East Lancs kids happy with change to fresh-cooked school meals | Lancashire Telegraph](http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11341791.Most_East_Lancs_kids_happy_with_change_to_fresh_cooked_school_meals/)):  
> Another headteacher opposed the ban and instead thought that [reminders were the solution](http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/10546338.Mixed_response_from_East_Lancashire_schools_to_proposed_packed_lunch_ban/) to this problem;

Thanks! Interesting read. Also I like the quote that the ban was in part done to prevent those types of allergic reactions that some people argue are the reason they pack their kids’ lunches. They ignore that kids, especially younger ones who may not know what is in their meals, may exchange foods without knowing the allergens it has.

As to the proposed alternative, I wonder how many of the parents who may not like the banning would be OK instead to have repeated warnings in case the food they offer does not measure up to standards when compared to the one provided by the school.

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