“I asked why”- Lady shares why pupil refused to refused to eat food in class

A Nigerian teacher has shared details of her encounter with a pupil who refused to eat in class.

‎The teacher shared her encounter in a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter).

Lady’s Encounter With Pupil

‎In her tweet, the teacher identifed as @hayzed0709 on X shared that she asked the student why he wasn’t eating.

‎He admitted the food prepared by his mother wasn’t delicious, while the maid who cooks delicious meal is yet to return from Christmas break.

However, the boy’s mother arrived to pick him up, and the teacher politely informed her about her son’s refusal to eat in class.

‎ The mother asked him why, and he admitted that only their maid cooks delicious meals.

‎In the tweet, which has garnered over 1.3 million views, the teacher shared that in her school, refusing to report a child who refuses to eat attracts a penalty.

‎Her lengthy tweet reads below….

‎So a child in my class brought food to school today but didn’t touch it.‎I asked why, and he said their house help hasn’t returned from Christmas break.

‎Now, in my school, if a child doesn’t eat and you don’t report it or inform the parent through the communication book, you’ll be penalized. The funny part? This particular parent never opens the communication book.

‎I still wrote it there and, when she came to pick him up, I politely stepped aside with her and said, “Good afternoon ma’am, your child didn’t eat his food today. I don’t know why.” I pretended like he hadn’t told me anything.Only for her to turn to the boy and ask, 

‎Why didn’t you eat your food?. And this boy confidently replied, “It’s not sweet now. Shebi it’s only aunty Mercy that knows how to cook very well.

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