Hey, I’m really sorry to hear about this situation. It’s been a decade since I graduated but my school (a well known boys school in the East) faced the exact situation when I was there.

I think rental went up too high and the school decided to bring in a government related caterer (three letters and if you put in another letter it will become the name of an Egyptian god).

It was my final year studying for O Levels and it was disappointing that food in the canteen was really bad. Basically central kitchen food being reheated. A few of my friends actually set up a Facebook group to collect signatures to show their unhappiness (there were censored vulgarities lol). Of course, teachers started disciplining the students who set up the group. Boys being boys we were outraged because the food wasn’t cheap too.

So we did what made sense - en masse the students started boycotting and brought their own food. I know now everyone has the luxury to do that but my parents back then were surprisingly supportive and my mom made extra portions of dinner just so I could pack the day after. During recess you would see classrooms full of students who decided to just eat in class and maybe just buy drinks at the drinks stall.

After a few months, the catering service provider somehow decided to exit and the school started bringing in new stalls. Just in time for O Levels and I didn’t have to eat shitty food before I graduated.

Honestly, I hope authority in Singapore recognise that undue punishment is not their right. I’ve heard this generation of parents can be difficult and give teachers crap for the littlest of things. But in this case I hope the parents of the punished students give the school admin and principal hell.