A 13-year-old boy from Weaverville Elementary School in California was
given a detention slip for sharing his school prepared lunch on Tuesday.
Kyle Bradford shared his chicken burrito with a friend who didn’t like
the cheese sandwich he was given by the cafeteria.
Kyle didn’t see any problem with sharing his food.
"It seemed like he couldn't get a normal lunch so I just wanted to give
mine to him because I wasn't really that hungry and it was just going to
go in the garbage if I didn't eat it," said Kyle.
But the Trinity Alps Unified School District has regulations that
prohibit students from sharing their meals.
The policies set by the district say that students can have allergies
that another student may not be aware of.
Tom Barnett, the Superintendent of the Trinity Alps Unified School District says that hygiene issues also come into play when banning students from sharing meals. "We have a policy that prohibits students from exchanging meals. Of course if students are concerned about other students not having enough to eat we would definitely want to consider that, but because of safety and liability we cannot allow students to actually exchange meals," said Barnett.
Kyle’s mother Sandy Bradford thinks that her son did the right thing by sharing his lunch. She also believes that it isn’t up to the school to discipline her son for good manners. “By all means the school can teach them math and the arithmetic and physical education, but when it comes to morals and manners and compassion, I believe it needs to start at home with the parent,” Sandy said. Kyle says that he would definitely share his lunch again if a friend wanted a portion of his meal.
Tom Barnett, the Superintendent of the Trinity Alps Unified School District says that hygiene issues also come into play when banning students from sharing meals. "We have a policy that prohibits students from exchanging meals. Of course if students are concerned about other students not having enough to eat we would definitely want to consider that, but because of safety and liability we cannot allow students to actually exchange meals," said Barnett.
Kyle’s mother Sandy Bradford thinks that her son did the right thing by sharing his lunch. She also believes that it isn’t up to the school to discipline her son for good manners. “By all means the school can teach them math and the arithmetic and physical education, but when it comes to morals and manners and compassion, I believe it needs to start at home with the parent,” Sandy said. Kyle says that he would definitely share his lunch again if a friend wanted a portion of his meal.
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