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A mum who was at the centre of a tuna sandwich row involving her son and his school has admitted the story wasn't true.

Stacy Jarvis claimed her son Jayden, nine, went all day "without food" because the canteen in Hull ran out of hot meals while he "took his time" taking a poo in the toilet.

She complained to our sister title Hull Live and later said she received a letter from the headteacher threatening to ban her from the school's playground.

After the letter explained that Stacy "knew full well" that Jayden was offered a hot meal, Miss Jarvis, 31, has admitted that he wasn't denied one after all, HullLive reports.

She claims Jayden confessed when she confronted him with the letter, which accuses her of making "untruths and misquotes" and warns that she could be banned from the school if she is "rude" and "aggressive" again.

(Image: Stacy Jarvis/Hull Live)

Miss Jarvis had originally claimed Year 5 pupil Jayden had only been offered a tuna sandwich because the canteen at Thanet Primary School had run out of hot food while he was in the toilet.

The mum-of-four claimed Jayden turned down the sandwich because he doesn't like tuna and he went all day without eating anything, leaving her "fuming".

But she did not admit that he was offered a shepherd's pie at first, but he refused it and was then offered the tuna sandwich.

She claims she only discovered the truth when she received the head teacher Jo Machon's letter on Monday, but she still isn't happy with the way school staff handled the situation.

Miss Jarvis, who shared the letter with HullLive, said she asked Jayden about the shepherd's pie and he confessed that he was offered one.

(Image: Stacy Jarvis)

She said: "He said that when he went the dinner lady gave him the shepherds pie and he said, 'I don't like that', and that's when they gave him the tuna sandwich and he said, 'I don't like that'.

"He said they said, 'It's either that or nothing', that's what he just told me.

"I really don't know why the school didn't say that in the first place. I don't know why she [the head teacher] hasn't said anything to me in person."

The mum said she wouldn't have been so upset if she had known that her son was offered a hot meal first.

She had pulled Jayden out of school, but sent him back the next day after being threatened with a fine for an unauthorised absence.

(Image: Stacy Jarvis/Hull Live)

Miss Jarvis said she spoke to the head teacher on the phone last Friday after Jayden returned to school to ask for assurances for the future.

But in a blistering letter, the head teacher accused Miss Jarvis of only speaking on the phone to get "enough information" to pass onto the media.

The head wrote in the letter: "I went out of my way on Friday, during our telephone conversation, so that we could move forward and out the incident behind us, to ensure the best for Jayden.

"It has now become apparent that the sole purpose of the conversation was so that you could gain enough information for a follow up newspaper report.

"Once again completely based on untruths and misquotes."

The letter tells Miss Jarvis she has caused a great deal of stress and upset to all the staff at the school.

The head teacher signs off by telling Miss Jarvis she will continue to do her best for "all of her children".

However, she warns her she will be banned from the school site if she is "rude" and "aggressive" again.

Miss Jarvis, also mum to Alisha, seven, and Cole, five, said she "does not know what to do now".

She added: "That was not the case. I wanted to talk to her to resolve it. I'm fuming about that because that wasn't the fact."

In a statement to Hull Live, the head teacher said: "Thanet school promotes five key values of respect, responsibility, kindness, honesty and friendship.

"I have written to Miss Jarvis to request she adheres to these values.”

Head teacher's letter in full

"Dear Miss Jarvis

"I am writing to express to you both my sadness and disappointment in your actions towards both the school and myself last week.

"As a school we have the 5 key values of respect, responsibility, kindness, honesty and friendship that we expect everyone who visits the school, both children and adults, to follow.

"Your behaviour and actions last week have shown a complete disregard for all of these.

"You were rude and aggressive towards both the staff in our Admin Team and myself. I also received complaints from children, staff and parents regarding the inappropriate language you were using on the school site, in front of children.

"Despite knowing full well that we did not run out of hot food last Tuesday, that in fact Jayden had already tried a serving of Shepherd's Pie before being offered a tuna sandwich, this is without taking into account the desserts available, you still agreed to a newspaper report based solely on the basis that the school had run out of hot meals.

"This has caused a great deal of stress and upset to all the staff at the school, but especially those that tried to encourage Jayden and ensure he had something to eat.

"Putting that to one side, I went out of my way on Friday, during our telephone conversation, so that we could move forward and out the incident behind us, to ensure the best for Jayden.

"It has now become apparent that the sole purpose of the conversation was so that you could gain enough information for a follow up newspaper report. Once again completely based on untruths and mis-quotes.

"Myself and the staff at Thanet will continue to do our very best for all of your children and all others that attend the school.

"However, I will not tolerate a repeat of this type of behaviour towards either the school or the staff.

"If this happens again I will have to take further advice which could result in you being banned from the school site.

"Thank you for your support in this matter.

"Head teacher"