Per reports, the child’s mother, Amy, was reportedly stunned and outraged after her son sent her a photo showing the sandwich he was given at school because he forgot his lunch money. The mother shared a post on her social media account explaining that her son had forgotten his lunch money at school. She says that when he told school staff that he didn’t have his lunch money, he was given a peanut butter sandwich, which he soon discovered was covered in ‘something unusual’.
She shared a photo of the sandwich, covered with mold, with her post. The mother also said that her son found mold on both the outside and inside of his sandwich, according to WISH. When he informed staff members, he was given a replacement sandwich, but was too afraid to eat it. “I have no idea how someone could not see this was bad when handing it out,” the mother wrote in her Facebook post.
Amy’s son told his mother that the same thing happened to a friend of his two weeks prior to his incident. The School Corporation released a statement in response to the incident after Amy’ post spread on Facebook. “We are grateful to be made aware of the situation and have reached out to the parents and apologized,” the school’s statement read. “This is an unacceptable human error and we are looking into it to ensure that this never happens again.”
Ladies and gentlemen, we are republishing this story to raise awareness about “lunch shaming.” The negative impact of lunch shaming extends beyond the embarrassment and indignities students experience from feeling inferior. A lack of regular nutritious meals can affect students’ physical and mental health. Thank you for reading and enjoy your day.