They told Stabroek News that the report has caused a lot of embarrassment to the students, who are from the riverain areas. They endured taunting from the other students and one boy who is a bit “chubby” was even told that he “eat out all of the food and that’s why the children had to drink water.”While they agreed that a supplier (name provided), was in a dispute with the Regional Administration of Region Two over payment, it did not in any way, create a shortage in the kitchen, as claimed.

They said the school also has other suppliers. They would also ensure that the students, 107 in total, get their full share food on their plates. They also denied that the children were given water instead of tea on Wednesday morning. According to one of the sources, the students had bread with jam and tea on Wednesday morning for breakfast, “cook up rice with loud chicken for lunch and vermicelli cake and drink for dessert and for dinner they had cabbage with chicken.”(Stabroek News)…[+]