UPDATE! UK Primary Student Blogs Pics of School Lunch – Gets Shut Down
June 14, 2012
Update: She’s back! Ha!
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Travesty!
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Goodbye.
This morning in maths I got taken out of class by my head teacher and taken to her office. I was told that I could not take any more photos of my school dinners because of a headline in a newspaper today.
I only write my blog not newspapers and I am sad I am no longer allowed to take photos. I will miss sharing and rating my school dinners and I’ll miss seeing the dinners you send me too. I don’t think I will be able to finish raising enough money for a kitchen for Mary’s Meals either.
Goodbye,
VEGHi,
Veg’s Dad, Dave, here. I felt it’s important to add a few bits of info to the blog tonight. Martha’s school have been brilliant and supportive from the beginning and I’d like to thank them all. I contacted Argyll and Bute Council when Martha told me what happened at school today and they told me it was their decision to ban Martha’s photography.It is a shame that a blog that today went through 2 million hits, which has inspired debates at home and abroad and raised nearly £2000 for charity is forced to end.
Dave Payne
We have a feeling the school’s going to change their mind about this! This looks like a sweet little endeavor this girl was doing! Sample post, from May 28, 2012:
Today’s Shepherd’s Pie was really nice. The mash on top was really creamy and the mince was in lovely gravy. I wonder where their meat comes from. The salad was lovely and crunchy. The cake looked really difficult to serve because the icing was so sticky. I saved my melon until last and it was a great way to end my lunch.
Food-o-meter- 9/10
Mouthfuls- 32
Courses- main/dessert
Health Rating- 7/10
Price- £2
Pieces of hair- 0
Wristband- Yellow
“Pieces of hair: 0″ – that’s hilarious!
We want Neverseconds! We want NeverSeconds! (She’ll be back, we reckon…)
P.S. Look at her “About Me”:
My dad says I should call myself Veritas Ex Gustu, truth from tasting in Latin but who knows Latin? You can call me Veg.
We love this kid.
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This won’t end well for the school.
Ah – she’ll probably back on the air on Monday!
What a shame that blogging for a cause is shut down! Its too bad the school censored her over a newspaper. I’ll bet that tomorrow’s headlines will be unkind.
Veg, great job! And your dad sounds fantabulouly supportive. Don’t let anyone stifle your thoughts.
Rebekah, Maine, USA
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