Angry parents say they are having to drop off food at their children's school because "shameful" dinners are leaving their children hungry.
Concerns have been raised over the daily lunches offered at Wyvern Academy in Darlington, County Durham, with several parents voicing concerns over the state of the school meals system and calling for urgent changes to the menu. ChronicleLive reports that some families on low incomes are spending money on packed lunches to ensure their child is guaranteed a meal.
Others say they regularly drop off food at the school gates due to food supplies running out before all pupils can be fed. One parent said: "They regularly run out of food by the time it's my daughter’s turn in the dining hall. She often texts and asks me to drop off food. She takes a packed lunch as standard now in case she can't get a meal at school, so she isn't hungry for the rest of the day.”
