The headteacher said the 'bread and butter' rule was brought in so that children are denied a school lunch whenever a family owes more than £10. If I sent my children to school with bread and butter I'd have social services knocking at my door. They told me they were called to the office, away from their friends, and made to wait for their bread and butter. 'On these occasions (which are rare) governors decided that children would be given bread and butter/jam and a drink instead. 'If a child is due to be given bread and butter that day, their parents are contacted by phone to give them every opportunity to either pay, or provide a packed lunch.

Source: Daily Mail May 01, 2019 09:59 UTC