Ministry of Education bans specific school lunches after student burnt

Friday 7 March 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Fri 7 Mar 2025, 6:35pm

In this story Ministry of Education, Ministry for Primary Industries, Compass Group, NZEI Te Riu Roa

A student in Gisborne was allegedly burnt by a school lunch that was too hot. The Ministry of Education has instructed the provider, Compass, to stop using the packaged meals as they were not intended for commercial ovens. The Ministry has also called for an expanded investigation into the programme.

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1. RNZFri 7 Mar 2025, 5:22pm

   School lunch that burnt student wrongly reheated - Ministry of Education (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsFri 7 Mar 2025, 5:46pm

   Education Ministry calls on MPI to expand school lunch investigation (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldFri 7 Mar 2025, 5:55pm

   Ministry of Education probes school lunch heating after Gisborne student burned (opens in new tab)

4. StuffFri 7 Mar 2025, 6:35pm

   School lunches that burned a child can no longer be served - Ministry of Education (opens in new tab)