Dad Sues Over School Lunch Seating Restriction

WNBC Television ^ | 5/20/2004 | Puppage

[kenth]

ping

[jtminton]

"It sounds like an excessive restriction. I'm not aware of other schools with 260 kids who have resorted to this. This sounds overreaching to me," she said.

However, I bet if you compare lunch dicipline problems between this school and one that does not assign seats you will see a difference. Just a guess.

[Calpernia]

ping

[Iron Matron]

Spoiled brats. Father and daughter.

[Just another Joe]

Call her a WAHHHHmbulance.

[inflation]

If you compare crime rates in places where the execute people for the smallest crime you would see they are much safer...

These are kids, not numbers.

[Puppage]

I bet if you compare lunch dicipline problems between this school and one that does not assign seats you will see a difference

Great point.

[KJacob]

"I think the school thinks the students are going to cause trouble at lunch. It's wrong to punish the kids who do nothing. We need to talk to our friends during lunch," Gianna LoPresti said.



She didn't exactly do nothing. She broke a rule. I had assigned seats in Grammer School 25 years ago. I fail to see the big deal.

[Born Conservative]

[jacquej]

I feel so sorry for kids who have parents like these. The most important lessons are not being taught, and some really bad attitudes are being encouraged.

[Mears]

You are right,they are spoiled brats.

When I was raising my kids(in the sixties) if they didn't like a rule I had only one word for them.

Tough!!!!!!

[Puppage]

See post 5 :-)

[JesseHousman]

The fodder needs to find out at what leval his dotter reads....then get made about the kafetria seeting arangemint!

[jtminton]

These are kids, not numbers.

If this makes them better kids, then I see no problem in it.

[robertpaulsen]

The time to take this up is at the beginning of the school year when presented with the student handbook.

Not when your daughter is found in violation.

You have much more credibility that way.

[kjam22]

When we finally decide that people bringing these type of lawsuits, and the attorney who represents them are legally liable to the taxpayer in the event they loose the suit, then these type of silly lawsuits will begin to go away.

[dead]

I can't talk to my friends during lunch!

[latina4dubya]

when i was in grammar school back in the mid-70's, i remember the school i attended had each class share a table... you had to sit with your class... i don't remember anybody questioning it or complaining about it... and each table/class was dismissed from lunch one at a time... then we went to the playground...

the school i went to before that did not have this set up... we sat wherever and were able to leave after a certain amount of time passed... (i think we were at least set up in sections by grade, however)...

[inflation]

Well, they could try punishing those that cause trouble...