WE DON'T WANT NO HEALTHY FOOD!

In a neighbourhood school that I once spent one season in, the school climate was often unruly. There was one assembly in which the vice-principal had presented some slides to show the introduction of healthy food into the school canteen.

There were pictures of brown rice, vegetables and fruits. These pictures were actually booed by some of the seniors. It was a surreal sight.

Every time a new slide appeared, the booing resurged. I wish I had a video of it, but it would have been strange for a teacher to video a school leader being heckled mid-presentation.

The vice-principal got a bit flustered and told the students that this healthy food trend is the way it was going to be and there was no point protesting.

After that the principal took the microphone and scolded the seniors. In the first place, why was there a need to have a presentation? Some changes are best introduced quietly.