Spanish parents to be charged three euros for packed lunches

Fiona Govan:

A daily fee of up to €3 (£2.36) will be introduced when the new term begins next month.

The charge -- which reflects "the relative cost for the use of the dining room and the supervision that entails" -- has been condemned as "barbaric" by parents.

Traditionally, Spanish children have eaten hot meals in the school canteen during a two-hour lunch break for a monthly fee paid by parents that averages about €4.50 (£3.50) a day.

The economic crisis has left Spain with a 25 per cent unemployment rate and many parents have opted to save money and send their children to school with home-made lunches.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 11, 2012 1:41 AM
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