While schools rarely call it punishment, policies and practices that involve removing snacks, lunches, or access to mealtimes as consequences for behaviour violate the spirit of safety and dignity in education, and may in some cases breach Ministry guidelines or child protection standards; the practice often targets neurodivergent or disabled children who rely on food routines for regulation, and it reflects deeper ableist beliefs about control, deservingness, and discipline.
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