A nine-year-old girl whose school dinner blog became an internet hit has been banned from taking photos of her meals. A girl from Argyll in Scotland, called Martha gave each meal a 'food-o-meter' and health rating. The writer achieved two million hits and attention from celebrity fans like Jamie Oliver. Unfortunately on Thursday evening, Martha's headteacher told her not to take more photographs for the blog.
She said, "Goodbye. This morning in maths I got taken out of class by my head teacher and taken to her office.
"I was told that I could not
take any more photos of my school dinners because of a headline in a newspaper
today."
Council's decision
The council have released a true statement saying Martha's photos showed "only a
fraction" of the food available. The decision, taken by Argyll and Bute Council, has caused a big storm as people around the world email and tweet the council about it. The statement from the council also says: "A decision has been made by the council to stop photos
being taken in the school canteen."
The girl's last review rated a meal 10/10 although she has been criticised for being overly harsh about some of the school dinners, the teacher's are not happy!
Martha's dad told the BBC he
supported what she had done.
He said: "Children are
engaging about food. They are very used to adults saying 'you should be eating
this', but when it's a child leading a change of attitudes that's powerful."
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