A mom who gave her three-year-old son Pringles as a school snack was furious after his teacher sent him home with a note on the empty container — in which the instructor slapped her for not giving the youngster something healthier.
Megan Peavey, from Bradford, New Hampshire, went viral TikTok last week, after revealing she was “snack-shamed” by her son’s kindergarten teacher.
She explained that she put some chips in his lunchbox for the toddler, but was furious when he came home from school and revealed that his instructor had written a “passive-aggressive” note for her on the used container.
Megan quickly took to the video streaming platform to share her frustration over the incident, posting part of the message that read, “Please help us make healthy choices in school.”
A mother who gave her three-year-old son Pringles as a snack at school said his teacher sent him home with a note insulting her for not giving him something healthier
Megan Peavey, from Bradford, New Hampshire, went viral on TikTok last week after revealing she was “snack-shamed” by her son’s kindergarten teacher
The toddler’s instructor had written a “passive-aggressive” note to Megan on the used Pringles container that read, “Please help us make healthy choices in school.”
“In our home, we don’t label things as healthy or unhealthy, because that’s when eating disorders arise,” she added in the video, which has since been viewed more than 592,000 times.
“In our home, we don’t label things as healthy or unhealthy, because that’s when eating disorders arise,” she added in the video, which has since been viewed more than 592,000 times.
His teacher wrote that on his Pringles cup. They shamed my three-year-old as a snack.”
The mother-of-two concluded her TikTok by asking her followers, “What would you do?” Do you think that’s ridiculous? Because I do.’
In a follow-up video posted days later, Megan explained that she had decided to approach the school principal about the situation.
She said she “shared how disappointed she was with how it was handled” and that they “should have contacted her directly” rather than writing the note on a piece of “garbage.”
In response, she said the principal reminded her that they had previously asked parents to send “healthy snacks” for their children.
“I didn’t think Pringles was such an unhealthy snack. I used to think of things like Cheetos, Doritos, Milky Way bars, things like that as an unhealthy snack,” she explained.
“I’d pack him Pringles with a granola bar, yogurt, fruit. Anyway, did I think it was appropriate to write it on my son’s empty pack of Pringles? No.
In a follow-up video posted days later, Megan (seen with her husband and children) explained that she had decided to approach the school principal about the situation
The mother said that not only was there “no apology” from the school, but they even told her she could no longer send her son to the summer program
“It felt so inappropriate and disrespectful. It was very disturbing. I’m very upset about it, but I just walked down, checked my son, and that’s it, we’re done there,” she added
“I wish a phone call had been made, I wish a message had been sent directly to me.”
The mother added that not only was there “no apology” from the school, but they even told her she could no longer send her son to the summer program.
She revealed, “My son has been there for quite some time and we had him enrolled in the summer program three days a week, but at the end of the call, she mentioned that they no longer have a part-time place for my son this year. summer.
“It felt so inappropriate and disrespectful. It was very disturbing. I’m very upset about it, but I just walked down, checked my son, and that’s it, we’re done there.”
Megan explained that she didn’t speak out about the situation online because she wanted “attention,” but instead hoped it would shed some light on the “struggle” parents are facing.
“As a working mom, sometimes it’s easier for me to pack Pringles,” she told her followers.
“I’m a working mom, my husband is in the police force so he has crazy hours and a very demanding schedule.
“Sometimes it’s easier for me to just throw in some Pringles. If we send food that we think is good for our children, why can’t they just give it?’
She reiterated that she “doesn’t put weight on food” or use words like “healthy” or “unhealthy” around her kids because it could cause an “eating disorder” later on.
Megan added that she “doesn’t tax food” and doesn’t use words like “healthy” or “unhealthy” around her kids because it could cause an “eating disorder” later on.
Many people were stunned and outraged by the encounter and took to the comment section to share their thoughts
“I have a background in mental health. I’m not going to let my kids get an eating disorder because a school labels things as healthy and unhealthy. That’s unhealthy for me,” she concluded.
Many people were stunned and outraged by the encounter and took to the comment section to share their thoughts.
“You should send Pringles the next day saying, ‘If you buy it, you can decide what the snack is,'” one person suggested.
“He would go the next day with a FULL can with ‘no thank you’ written on the side in big bold letters,” someone else wrote.
“I would tell them maybe they should give the snacks if they know what he needs,” another user added.
“I can’t even explain how inappropriate and wild this seems to me – as far as the schools are concerned,” read a fourth comment, while a fifth said, “Send a full can the next day with a note that says ‘I don’t tell you don’t tell me how to teach, you don’t tell me how to educate.”
Another user commented, “I would print the teacher an article on food labeling and eating disorders. With a note that says, “Please help us make the school a healthy environment.”