Recently, a middle school in Hunan issued a notice requiring all boarders to eat in the school cafeteria, not to eat elsewhere, and parents can only send one box of lunch to students at a time, and must pay a monthly fee of 700 yuan to the canteen, regardless of whether the student eats or not. As soon as this provision was issued, it immediately aroused controversy from all walks of life.
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Schools are more in control than concerned with the needs of their students
The purpose of the school to issue this regulation is ostensibly to promote balanced nutrition and health safety of students, but it does not take into account the individual differences of students. We all know that children of different ages and personalities have different preferences for food tastes, and it is bound to be impossible to adapt to every student if they are completely mandated by the unified standards of the school. At the same time, the cost of 700 yuan a month for the canteen may also be a certain burden for some families.
On the other hand, we also know in reality that school canteens have different management capabilities, and the taste of meals is often difficult to satisfy most students. Banning parents from delivering meals altogether may backfire and leave some students poorly nourished. As an educational institution, schools should first respect and understand the needs of each student, rather than taking trade-offs and control as the first priority and ignoring valuable individual differences.
There is a need to explore relief measures
The cost of a canteen of 700 yuan a month is indeed not easy for some families to bear. Especially for low- and middle-income households, this additional expense can be a burden on them. From the perspective of caring for the disadvantaged, it is necessary for schools to consider providing certain exemptions or subsidies for eligible families.
For example, depending on the parents' work situation and family income level, a certain percentage of students can be exempted from part or all of the canteen fees. At the same time, parent representatives can also be invited to discuss and define a reasonable standard price. This will not only help, but also help alleviate the current controversy.
Explore the possibility of opening up food delivery
The argument that parents are completely prohibited from delivering meals is obviously too extreme. It is also difficult to adapt to in practice, and the cost is also very high. Consideration could be given to the possibility of allowing parents to continue delivering meals in individual cases, subject to certain institutional and hygienic requirements.
For example, meals can only be delivered once a week, sealed food packaging must be used, or restrictions such as time slots must be set. This can protect the health of students, but also give parents a certain choice and the opportunity to deliver meals. It is also possible to consider formulating different meal delivery standards according to different grades and situations, which not only ensures the needs of students, but also takes into account the difficulty of school management.
Enhance transparency and ensure oversight
The lack of transparency in the process and decision-making of the entire canteen system press conference, without consulting parents, and directly issuing mandatory regulations, also caused some controversy. To this end, schools should strengthen communication with parents, regularly publish canteen expenses and management, and accept social supervision.
Only by ensuring openness and fairness will schools gain more understanding. At the same time, parent representatives can also participate in the formulation of reasonable canteen standards, which is not only more operational, but also alleviates the current conflict and gives parents a sense of security.
In general, appropriate attention needs to be paid to school management capacity and parental rights. The best way forward is to develop a flexible and feasible plan through open and transparent mutual consultation. It is hoped that the incident can be resolved fairly as soon as possible and the legitimate rights and interests of students can be safeguarded.