Teachers make packed lunches for scores of hungry pupils after parents have benefits cut

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Teachers had to prepare pack lunches for scores of hungry pupils after hard-up parents had their benefits cut leaving them unable to pay for food.

About 150 families were left with hardly anything to live on for a fortnight after officials froze their benefits while conducting annual compliance checks.

It meant a large number of children attending Frederick Bird primary school in Coventry went without lunches because they were not entitled to free school meals.

Hunger: Pupils at Frederick Bird Primary School in Coventry were left without food after their parents’ benefits were cut

Hunger: Pupils at Frederick Bird Primary School in Coventry were left without food after their parents’ benefits were cut

When teachers, who hadn’t been aware of the situation, saw that the pupils weren’t eating properly they decided to step in.

The school dipped into an emergency fund to pay for food and caring staff helped out by bringing in food for their homes.

Headteacher Chris Lockwood said: ‘The school would do anything to support young children who come to school without lunch. We could not let children go hungry.

via Teachers make packed lunches for scores of hungry pupils after parents have benefits cut | Mail Online.

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