School ‘lunch Nazis’ place kid in detention for sharing his lunch

School ‘lunch Nazis’ place kid in detention for sharing his lunch

A California eighth grader was placed in detention for having a good heart. He shared his brown-bagged chicken burrito Tuesday with a classmate who didn’t like what the school cafeteria was offering–cheese sandwiches.

Kyle Bradford, a 13-year-old student at Weaverville Elementary School didn’t see the harm in it, according to local ABC affiliate KRCR Channel 7 News. Said the child:

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.

It was a variance to the time-honored tradition of comparing and trading school lunches.

But citing hygiene and possible food allergy issues, the sharing of meals at Weaverville is forbidden.

Tom Barnett, the district superintendent, explained:

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.

But Bradford believes he did the right thing–and his mother, Sandy Bradford, agrees. She would prefer that the school concentrate its efforts on education:

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.

It looks as though sharing–like separate bathrooms for boys and girls–will someday become a thing of the past. As for the kid who couldn’t stomach another Michelle Obama-approved cheese sandwich–no lunch for you!

Watch the KRCR News clip below.

Michael Dorstewitz

Michael Dorstewitz

Michael Dorstewitz is a recovering Michigan trial lawyer and former research vessel deck officer. He has written extensively for BizPac Review.

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