How to address a child’s nutrition at school

The Chicago Tribune – Staff Writer

Some solutions include eating with the teacher or eating with the nurse or lunch monitor — even eating with a friend. Voice religious or family food restrictions, but accept that it is not the school’s responsibility to enforce these concerns. If the child is in a more serious condition, go straight to the nurse or administration with documentation from a pediatrician or therapist. Teachers are often the identifiers of eating concerns — but there is still a strong need for parent-teacher communication on the subject. (more)