Currently the school is making a decision make the outdoor classroom in to a lunch area for children who have packed lunches only.

The intended purpose of this petition is to encourage the school to revisit this decision and to allow all children a warm place to have their lunches and not to discriminate against children who are having packed lunches.

The school currently says it monitors the temperature of the outdoor class room and if this drops below 16 degrees then then children eat inside.

Few points to note;

- If there is space inside for all children during colder days why can't all children irrespective of lunch choice be able to sit inside?

- How is it possible to regulate the temperature of an outdoor space when it is not enclosed? (It is essentially a like car port with heaters) Any one can go and have a look and decide whether they feel this is a suitable place for their child to eat.

- Why are kids with packed lunch essentially being penalised for having packed lunches. Is the the only possibility for our children to have a warm space to eat by paying for school dinners?

- If the outdoor space is warm enough, then why are all children wearing their coats and gloves while having their lunches?

- Why don't teachers ever have their lunch outside? And, why do the dinner staff outside wear coats and huddle around the heaters if it warm enough to eat outside?

- Why not ask the kids if they enjoy sitting outside in the cold rather than assuming this is a fun place for children to eat. (My child and their friends definitely prefer sitting inside in a warm place having their lunch given the choice).

- Will the school take responsibility for any cold related illnesses children may develop due to sitting outside having lunch in the cold?

I hope you all will join this cause irrespective of your child's lunch choices reminding the school of the responsibility they have in regards to the welfare and well-being of all our children.

Thanks.