School Lunch Timing
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From: Daniel Mokoena
Dear Ministry of Education,
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following information.
1. Any guidance or recommendations provided by the Ministry to schools or school boards regarding:
• the amount of time students should have to eat food during lunch or break periods
• the relationship between eating time and student health, wellbeing, or nutrition.
2. Any advice, briefings, or internal discussions held by the Ministry regarding whether schools should ensure students have sufficient seated time to eat their lunch.
3. Any documents held by the Ministry discussing best practice for structuring lunch breaks, including eating time versus play time.
4. Any research, reports, or external advice (for example from the Ministry of Health or other agencies) held by the Ministry concerning the impact of lunch break duration or eating time on children’s nutrition, wellbeing, behaviour, or learning.
5. Any guidance issued in connection with the Ka Ora Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches programme relating to time required for students to eat the meals provided.
If possible, I would prefer to receive the information electronically.
Yours faithfully,
Daniel Mokoena
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