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Headmaster expelled boy, 6, for junk food in his lunchbox... just weeks after he fed 100 pupils MCDONALD'SBy MARK DUELLPUBLISHED: 13:44 EST, 17 February 2014 | UPDATED: 14:09 EST, 17 February 2014A headteacher who expelled a six-year-old boy after he brought in Mini Cheddars for his packed lunch fed pupils food from McDonald’s, it was revealed today.Jeremy Meek ordered the notorious junk food for youngsters at Colnbrook Church of England Primary School in Berkshire, just weeks before kicking out a pupil in a row over healthy eating.Pupil Riley Pearson was expelled earlier this month following the fall-out over his lunchbox. His four-year-old brother Jayden also had his place at the pre-school withdrawn by the headteacher.But it has now emerged that the school bought around 100 children McDonald’s meals for lunch after a break-in at the school at the end of the Christmas term had left the canteen out of action.Riley’s father Tom Pearson said: ‘It is just so hypocritical and makes me really angry at their double standards. There were five dinner ladies working.‘Why didn’t they go to the shop a few minutes’ away, get some bread and make some sandwiches if they are so concerned about healthy eating? McDonald’s is junk food, pure and simple.‘The headteacher is happy to feed kids with fast food - (but) kicks Riley out for having Mini Cheddars. The way Riley, Jayden and my family have been treated is a complete disgrace.’However, Mr Meek responded by saying: ‘The school was broken into last year and as a result we were unable to use the school kitchen that day.‘We were faced with trying to source approximately 100 hot lunches for our pupils at very short notice. The school opted for fish finger meals from McDonald's.
