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These Parents Say They Can Only Afford One School Meal A Week
Parents of an eight year old, the mother as far as I can tell, doesn't work, and the father is a self-employed wholesaler. Along with other items for sale, he buys mainly fruit and vegetables in bulk before selling them on - but there is a limit to what small local shops are prepared to pay, so as costs rise his profits decrease.
My advice to him would be to abandon the one man band and get a job - and what's wrong with the child taking a packed lunch to school every day and having a cooked meal at home in the evening? The one school meal she does have is pizza and chips on a Friday, so hardly imperative for the benefit of her health. I find it very difficult indeed to sympathise with this family. What say you?
https:/ /www.bb c.co.uk /news/e ducatio n-63756 634
My advice to him would be to abandon the one man band and get a job - and what's wrong with the child taking a packed lunch to school every day and having a cooked meal at home in the evening? The one school meal she does have is pizza and chips on a Friday, so hardly imperative for the benefit of her health. I find it very difficult indeed to sympathise with this family. What say you?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I'd say it's obvious from the article that it is not just this child and her family who struggle. It's stated that others are cutting back on school dinners, and lunches brought from home are frequently inadequate. Yes, the father could change jobs...but are there any in deprived areas? Is the advice to change jobs applicable to all who struggle?
Don't assume the restaurant meal leftovers are due to the parents splurging on takeaways. There are a lot of 'curry houses' in Bradford and the staff can take the leftovers home. Also, many restaurants participate in schemes that allow people to buy the leftover meals very cheaply, although they don't know what they will get for their £3 or so.
Bradford may be one of the more deprived areas but there are huge warehouses that are always looking for staff, driving jobs, care jobs. There are also a lot of call centres in that area.
Leeds is not so deprived and is less than 12 miles away and is easily reached by public transport.
Bradford may be one of the more deprived areas but there are huge warehouses that are always looking for staff, driving jobs, care jobs. There are also a lot of call centres in that area.
Leeds is not so deprived and is less than 12 miles away and is easily reached by public transport.
i'm not entirely sure what the point of the story is, and TBH, BBC could have picked a better case study than this family, who even themselves admit they are managing.
In my experience, schools are pretty hot on the lunchbox 'issue' and have been for at least the last 15 years (even my 10yo's nursery used to send out missives nearly every week about what to send in snack wise and food-wise).
In my experience, schools are pretty hot on the lunchbox 'issue' and have been for at least the last 15 years (even my 10yo's nursery used to send out missives nearly every week about what to send in snack wise and food-wise).
// have you travelled by public transport . the cost of this has risen above all sense //
in West Yorkshire, fares have been capped.
https:/ /www.wy metro.c om/corp orate/n ews/rel eases/m ayor-re veals-p lans-to -slash- west-yo rkshire -bus-fa res-and -invest -in-new -routes /
in West Yorkshire, fares have been capped.
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