High school students who left their elite private school camp for a servo run because they didn’t like the camp’s food are being offered a free hot dog and milkshake after being suspended for the act.
Gas station chain OTR has printed an open letter as a full-page advertisement The advertiser targeting 20-year-old Year 11 students from Adelaide’s Scotch College who were given a two-day suspension for running the servo while at camp.
Students spent August 30 to September 1 on suspension after their overnight outing was discovered during their camp at Adare House in Victor Harbor.
Now the students are offered a one-time coupon for a new meal at the servo.
“Look, we get it. There is no curfew for cravings,” the full-page ad said.
OTR has made an offer to 20 students who were suspended after doing a late night servo run during a camp
A one-time offer can be redeemed by students who can prove they were affected by the suspension, as long as they promise never to sneak out again
Students claimed the food served to them by camp staff was “rubbish” and OTR’s ad assured them they understood.
“It was late, the camp food wasn’t on site, and just down the road there was an OTR, filled to the brim with delicious treats.”
‘Who wouldn’t think to themselves, “I should… Go a Moe’s…”
‘Was this the best decision? No.’
Parents of the students found to have sneaked out said the suspension was too harsh for seemingly innocent rule breaking.
A mother of an affected student told the Advertiser that the cat was out of the bag when one student snitched on the rest.
She was angry that her son had to miss two days of school just because the food he was getting was “rubbish,” according to her expelled son.
OTR’s letter sympathized with the students’ decision.
‘Who can think straight when he’s hungry? So next time you feel a little starved, it’s our fault,” the ad read.
Students who can prove they have been suspended due to the incident simply need to send a copy of their suspension notice to oops@GoAMoes.com.au and promise not to leave school again to claim their offer.
“PS this is a one time deal, don’t let anyone else get any crazy ideas,” the ad ends.
Adare House moderator Reverend Peter Morel defended the site’s cuisine, which includes home-made bread, pasta and chicken cutlets.
“Care is taken to provide a nutritious and balanced diet,” Rev Morel told Daily Mail Australia.
‘Our locations are always keen to receive feedback from the groups using our facilities. We hear that upon completion of the recent camp, Scotch College Adare provided feedback that they had no problems and were pleased with how everything went during their visit, including the catering.
‘This has recently been reaffirmed by the director of the university.’
The students had sneaked out at night to visit the OTR because the food served at the camp was “rubbish,” according to what one boy told his mother after being suspended.
Scotch College reportedly did not discuss the punishment with parents, some of whom were said to be frustrated and angry at its harshness
The mother admitted that the students, including her son, were wrong, but that the miscellaneous outing was an innocent error of judgment.
“It’s easy to see how they made the mistake of not realizing it’s a camp and not a home,” she told the publication.
She admitted she was surprised when OTR waded into the drama, but it was good news for her son, who she said would likely cash in on the offer.
Scotch College suspended students a week after the incident after being informed of the run by another student.
The school reportedly did not discuss the issue with parents, many of whom were said to be frustrated and angry about the suspensions.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Scotch College for comment.