Multi level marketing to a school class

Moomintroll99

Would appreciate any advice.

My daughter age 10 (4th class) came home today and said her class had had a session from one of the mothers, selling essential oils. She said the woman said the oils are good for you, make you healthy and gave the kids a website they should go to where they can buy them. I checked online and this woman is a rep for one of the multi level marketing (MLM) companies selling essential oils.

I'm a bit gobsmacked to be honest. Surely this is against the law somehow to market products to children during school time?

I'm a bit sensitive about MLM health products in particular as I had a child with cancer a few years ago and on three separate occasions people involved in these MLM companies tried to befriend me purely to sell various health supplements/oils etc for him. One even told me that her product would suffice instead of chemo!

I'm pretty upset & planning to complain but I just wanted to know if anyone had had any experience of anything like this.

byhookorbycrook

That sounds very strange. Have never heard of something like this in primary(and I've been around a while!)

tricky D

Unacceptable. Must be taken further.

While not law here's the code of conduct: https://www.asai.ie/asai-code/children/

zoe 3619

This sounds bizarre and somewhat unethical on several levels.
Would love to hear how you get with this.

Taiga

Jaysus I'd be fuming. Taking advantage of their eager little minds. Despicable.

The J Stands for Jay

zoe 3619 wrote: »

This sounds bizarre and somewhat unethical on several levels.
Would love to hear how you get with this.

MLMs are unethical as is, before you even start trying to exploit children.

Plumbthedepths

Make an appointment with the principal and make your compliant and views known. The teacher in question probably thought she was doing a friend a favour and there was no harm.

The J Stands for Jay

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Make an appointment with the principal and make your compliant and views known. The teacher in question probably thought she was doing a friend a favour a d there was no harm.

Friend is in her downstream

James Bond Junior

Absolutely unacceptable. I'd be making a complaint to the teacher as well as a letter outlining your complaint to the principal and chairperson of the BOM.

Moonbeam

That is unacceptable on so many levels,I reckon most the parents are raging.