What do you think of this?
A school wants to ban meat lunchtimes, and wants parents not to use any in packed lunches for their kids either.
How would you feel if it was your child’s lunch beinmg changed?
Should they be trying to enforce their ethics on other people’s children like this?
What about their human rights eh?
No, I believe it’s wrong, they should not be allowed to enforce this…
Kids like their sausages too much.
Reading the whole article, it looks like the headline has sensationalised the situation, as usual.
If parents want to put meat in their kids packed lunch, they can - it has not been banned.
The school letter said “could you please consider meat-free packed lunches” but it did not say it was mandatory.
I am a bit surprised the school is offering a fully meat-free menu but some of the parents reactions are way over the top, in my opinion.
One parent, who was not a Vegetarian, said the menu choice was very good - and I do think it’s good to encourage kids to try different foods or they become very picky.
Some of those parents are talking as if the school is trying to poison their kids!
I bet they don’t give their kids meat for every meal at home, either.
In the school holidays, my kids would often have beans on toast or egg on toast for lunch or a home-made veggie pizza.
I used to cook a balanced evening meal with meat or fish and vegetables but they often took cheese or egg sandwiches in their pack-up lunch - and on the days they had school lunches, nine times out of ten, they would choose chips or pizza.
I would have been delighted if the school menu had offered only healthy options and encouraged my kids to eat more veg!
Better to ban meat than force them to eat Halal!
Serious answer - I would not allow anyone to dictate how or on what I fed my child.
Yes, sensationalised. Well put Mr Boot.
I’ve been an ethical vegetarian for 30 years and raised my kids likewise.
This is an overstep of individual rights.
You can attract more bees with honey. If the decision makers want children to eat more plant-based meals, then instead of wasting time and money on analysis, meetings, rules, and enforcement - use those resources offer really tasty vegetarian/vegan options that will show kids how outstanding these foods can taste. 
Straight question for those who know about this sort of thing…Could It simply be that meat is more expensive than veggies?
Those tasteless vegan snags?
This story reminded me of the Jamie Oliver Turkey Twizzler saga a few years back.
I’m torn, but this is where I come down as well. As a dietary vegan, I’m ok with the school doing vegetarian lunches, but the reasoning doesn’t work for me.
The reason given is climate change. The school would have to prove that the carbon footprint for meat is larger than if everyone ate vegetables. I haven’t seen this done successfully before.
If the reason is health, that would have to be proven as well.
Short of a persuasive reason, this is just coercion.
That wasn’t the reason given in the article. The reason given in the article was climate change. If it was a matter of cost, they would need to show that there’s not enough budget for meat. I doubt that. Getting enough protein from non-meat sources wouldn’t be less expensive than cheap meat.
the article didn’t state it but that was my first thought too. Meat is expensive and goes off faster than veg.
Yes. But I like meat. Tonight we are having gammon.
Am aware of what the official reason was. Was wondering if that was the actual reason. 
Someone’s already touched upon the subject, but it might be partly down to avoiding potential confrontations regarding the type of meat and the way in which the animal was killed.
Moving to veg only would certainly sidestep that bone of contention
So these ones say it’s environment, not cost, but I’ve always wondered why all institutions like schools, hospitals and prisons don’t go veggie
Because the food itself would be cheaper but also costs saved on having to cater for different religious diets and a lot of health reason diets too
I wouldn’t have minded if my kid’s schools had done it. It’s only week-day lunch, if they missed meat theres always evening meal and week-ends
Maybe a bit hard on children who’s only decent meal is their free school lunch, that might be the only time they get meat
What! How could a kid be sent to school without a Devon sandwich at least once a week? It’s criminal.
Well I live in Devon, but I have no clue what a Devon sandwich is!!
