Our kids are going hungry as their school dinners are so disgusting – we’re having to drop off food at the gates

ANGRY parents claim their kids are going hungry at school because they won't eat the 'disgusting' meals served up to them.

Parents of students at Wyvern Academy in Darlington say they are even having to drop food off to the school so their kids can eat - and have called for urgent changes to the menu.

Some say they rely on free school meals due to their low income but have had to spend money on packed lunches.

Parents claim their kids have been served tiny portions of potatoes and undercooked chicken.

One parent, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “They regularly run out of food by the time it's my daughter’s turn in the dining hall. She often texts and asks me to drop off food.

"She takes a packed lunch as standard now in case she can't get a meal at school, so she isn't hungry for the rest of the day.”

Another parent said they had recently started sending their child in with packed lunches.

They added: “This has been going on for a while. My child, along with others, are eligible for free school meals [but] now I'm having to provide her with a packed lunch.”

Several parents said they tried to speak to the school but claimed that they did not receive a reply.

One parent explained: “I complained about the school meals as my daughter didn't get fed one day. They rang me and said there is always food left, perhaps she didn't want to eat what was there as it was a healthier menu.

"My son comes home and says regularly that there is no food or water left when he arrives. When looking on the parent pay it tells you what they have had and most days they have red crosses on or just water.

"My children have free school meals and I very much need the free school meals. I often find that I have to drop food off for them if they don't feel they can cope till home time.

“My son says there was just five pieces of pasta in his pasta pot that he ordered one day. When telling the school this they told me that it just wasn't possible that this is true.

“If it isn't enough for my children then I should give them packed lunch. I really need the free school meals as a single mum on Universal Credit.”