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So I get an idea of what schools are like in my general region, I tend to skim their websites. In the interest of recycling and other things, a lot of schools are switching over to providing online newsletters instead. One local school recently did a survey of their school canteen/lunch service* and here are some of the comments that came out of it (as well as the responses):
"Please bring back noodles" (Response to that was that they had to pull it off the menu for OHS reasons. They've provided an alternative that doesn't involve hot water)
"Why is there a coffee machine in the canteen?" (Response to that was that it had been used previously to provide hot chocolate to the kiddies and was a permanent structure, not a portable one. It gets used by parent volunteers and staff in that general vicinity)
"Please stop providing special lunches because when they come on, I feel pressured to give my boys a lunch order" (My response to that: I don't see a gun next to your head, use the word "no" and let your kids deal with it!)
*=Canteens/tuckshops in my state at least generally consist of a kiosk-style place where kids can buy food and then eat it anywhere around the school. They will also provide lunch orders to kids, where they order in the morning and get it delivered at lunchtime (where most of the "hot water" issues were coming from). Most of these are run by parents, a few are run by private vendors. Where they can afford it, but they have no volunteers, they might run a service via a local corner deli or bakery.
Some older private schools (especially those that double as boarding schools) may have a cafeteria-style setting similar to ones I've seen in the US
"Please bring back noodles" (Response to that was that they had to pull it off the menu for OHS reasons. They've provided an alternative that doesn't involve hot water)
"Why is there a coffee machine in the canteen?" (Response to that was that it had been used previously to provide hot chocolate to the kiddies and was a permanent structure, not a portable one. It gets used by parent volunteers and staff in that general vicinity)
"Please stop providing special lunches because when they come on, I feel pressured to give my boys a lunch order" (My response to that: I don't see a gun next to your head, use the word "no" and let your kids deal with it!)
*=Canteens/tuckshops in my state at least generally consist of a kiosk-style place where kids can buy food and then eat it anywhere around the school. They will also provide lunch orders to kids, where they order in the morning and get it delivered at lunchtime (where most of the "hot water" issues were coming from). Most of these are run by parents, a few are run by private vendors. Where they can afford it, but they have no volunteers, they might run a service via a local corner deli or bakery.
Some older private schools (especially those that double as boarding schools) may have a cafeteria-style setting similar to ones I've seen in the US
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