Dinner Lady...the Other Side Of The Story

[sp1814]

Remember earlier this week, when we discussed the sacking of the dinner lady who served the Muslim kid gammon and was subsequently sack?

Some of us commented that the story (as reported by the Daily Mail), seemed 'wrong'.

Presenting the other side of the story:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/08/02/alison-waldock-row-muslim-parents-speak_n_3694477.html

Does this now change anyone's opinion one the story?

[sp1814]

"If this reason for her sacking was incorrect, then why wasn't this dinner lady sacked well before she served served pork to a Muslim?"

Possibly because her catering company finally had enough of her?

It would be very strange for her to be sacked on a first offence.

However, it would make more sense if this was the last in a series of failures.

Why do you think the Mail omitted this little fact?

Can you not see it was spinning the story?

[FredPuli43]

Now there's a quaint idea: if anyone defends or supports anything with any regularity on AB they must have an undeclared interest, and, no doubt, vice versa, for those who attack or criticise it. Well, by that logic , we should be able to say who isn't a Muslim on here.

[Gromit]

Whiskeryron
// Muslims refute gay marriage too – with never a word said. // is this why a Muslim girl was given gammon ?.

T was a quote from another poster, and I have no idea how it relates to this story.

G.

[naomi24]

Gromit, it doesn't. That's already been explained and the discussion moved on.

[THECORBYLOON]

"If this reason for her sacking was incorrect, then why wasn't this dinner lady sacked well before she served served pork to a Muslim? "

ANOTHEOLDGIT, have you not heard of for example unofficial warning, verbal warning, written warning(s) and then dismissal? There are may folk who have done things which, in isolation do not warrant dismissal but in combination, leave the employer with no other option but to dismiss.

[joko]

haven't read all the reports etc - but is there a notion that this woman is anti muslim, thinks the whole halal, not eating pork stuff is stupid nonsense and actually did this on purpose for spite?
just her little secret way of 'sticking it to them' ...kind of thing...?

i know there are people who think anyone with any kind of dietary issue that isn't medical is stuff and nonsense and will revel in trying to secretly make them eat the forbidden item and think 'ha!'- had it myself as a veggie
some have done it for spite and some just because they don't care and think its daft - and some simply just to sell their product.

i agree that itd be hard for dinner ladies to remember and check every childs dietary requirements - there should be a better system than expecting them to just know

[FredPuli43]

There's hint of that notion, joko, in what the head said from what the agency had told her. Not that she was anti-muslim as such, but that she was at best carefree about what she served to whom. [see my Cambridge News link, 20.01 Saturday, page 2 of this thread]