School Shames Girl For Something That Is None Of Their Business

<div><p>A teenage girl was shamed by her school because of something her mother did. Sure, it was an innocent 'mistake', but according her high school, <a href="https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2866803-Secondary-school-lunch-box-police?messages=100&amp;pg=1">this girl was reprimanded</a> by a form tutor for inappropriate mealtime choices. </p><p>Her outraged mother took to Mumsnet, <a href="https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2866803-Secondary-school-lunch-box-police?messages=100&amp;pg=1">a community message </a>board to air out her grievances about the unjust treatment of children who are actually making healthy choices and the parents who are supporting them!</p><p>"(my daughter) is nowhere near overweight and even if she was, surely it's not up to the form tutour to be telling her she has too much lunch in front of the class. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Apparently, the school felt that her vegan daughter had packed too much food for lunch.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/15000128_this-teen-was-shamed-for-bringing-too-big_t21aa6e36.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/15000128_this-teen-was-shamed-for-bringing-too-big_t21aa6e36_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/15000128_this-teen-was-shamed-for-bringing-too-big_t21aa6e36_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>The contents of her lunch? </p><p>Peanut butter sandwich with brown bread. A small banana, strawberries, a few grapes, and less than a handful of raisins and dried coconut flakes.</p><p>She also got told off for having a few pieces of sliced up avocado because it's 'unhealthy,' writes the girl's mother, "I will try sending in a strongly worded note with DDs lunch today."</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p><strong>Does the school have a right to monitor and criticize a teenager's lunch contents? Are teenagers old enough to make their own food choices? Where's the line?</strong></p><p>[Source: <a href="http://www.womansday.com/health-fitness/a58247/this-womans-daughter-was-shamed-for-bringing-too-much-food-for-lunch/">Woman's Day</a>]</p><p></p><p></p></div>