A mum has won her fight for her five-year-old daughter to have vegan school meals - and even cited the Human Rights Act to plead her case. When Lois Chepner started school in September, her mum, Laura Chepner, was upset she would not receive a school meal - especially as she hadn't even given her a packed lunch. The 35-year-old primary school teacher assumed her daughter would be provided for with the government's universal free school meal system. The system ensures every child in reception, Year 1 and year 2 in England and Wales has a free hot lunch.