School students who snuck out of their elite private school camp for a servo run because they didn’t like the camp’s food are being offered a free hot dog and milkshake after they were suspended for the act. 

Service station chain OTR printed an open letter as a full-page ad in The Advertiser directed at 20 year 11 students from Adelaide’s Scotch College who were handed a two-day suspension for making the servo run while on camp.

Students spent August 30 to September 1 in suspension after their late-night foray while on camp at Adare House in Victor Harbour was discovered.

Now the students are being offered a one-time coupon for another meal at the servo.

‘Look — we get it. Cravings don’t have a curfew,’ the full page ad read.

OTR has extended an offer to 20 students who were suspended after making a late night servo run while on camp

OTR has extended an offer to 20 students who were suspended after making a late night servo run while on camp 

A one-time offer is redeemable by students who are able to prove that they were impacted by the suspension - so long as they promise to never sneak out again

A one-time offer is redeemable by students who are able to prove that they were impacted by the suspension - so long as they promise to never sneak out again

A one-time offer is redeemable by students who are able to prove that they were impacted by the suspension – so long as they promise to never sneak out again

Students claimed that the food they had been served by staff at the camp was ‘crap’ and OTR’s ad assured them that they understood.

‘It was late, the food at the camp didn’t hit the spot, and just down the road was an OTR, stocked to the brim with delicious treats.’ 

‘Who wouldn’t think to themselves “I could… Go a Moe’s…”

‘Was it the best decision? No.’

Parents of the students who were found to have snuck out said the suspension was overly harsh for the seemingly innocent rule breaking. 

One mother of an affected student told the Advertiser that the cat was out of the bag when one student snitched on the rest. 

She was angry that her son had to miss two days of school just because the food he had been served was ‘crap’, according to her suspended son.

OTR’s letter empathised with the students’ decision. 

‘Who can think straight when they’re hungry? So next time you’re feeling a little famished, it’s on us,’ the ad read. 

Students who can prove they were suspended over the incident just need to send a copy of their suspension notice to oops@GoAMoes.com.au and promise not to skip school again to claim their offer.

‘P.S. this is a one-time deal, don’t anyone else go getting crazy ideas,’ the ad ends.

The Moderator of Adare House, Reverend Peter Morel, defended the campsite’s cooking, which included in-house baked bread, pasta and chicken schnitzels.

‘Care is given to providing a nutritious and balanced diet,’ Rev Morel told Daily Mail Australia. 

‘Our venues are always keen to seek feedback from the groups that use our facilities. We are informed that at the completion of the recent camp, Scotch College provided Adare with feedback that they had no issues and were pleased with how everything went during their visit, including the catering. 

‘This has recently been reaffirmed by the College Principal.’

The students had snuck out at night to visit the OTR because the food being served at the camp was 'crap', according to what one boy told his mother after being suspended

The students had snuck out at night to visit the OTR because the food being served at the camp was 'crap', according to what one boy told his mother after being suspended

The students had snuck out at night to visit the OTR because the food being served at the camp was ‘crap’, according to what one boy told his mother after being suspended

Scotch College has reportedly not discussed the punishment with parents, some of who were said to be frustrated and angry with its harshness

Scotch College has reportedly not discussed the punishment with parents, some of who were said to be frustrated and angry with its harshness

Scotch College has reportedly not discussed the punishment with parents, some of who were said to be frustrated and angry with its harshness

The mum conceded that the students, including her son, were in the wrong but that the miscellaneous outing was an innocent lapse of judgement. 

‘It’s easy to see how they’ve had that lapse of not realising that it’s a camp and not home,’ she told the publication. 

She admitted that she was surprised when OTR waded into the drama but it was good news for her son who she said would likely redeem the offer. 

Scotch College suspended students a week after the incident once they had been informed of the run by another student.  

The school has reportedly not discussed the issue with parents, many of whom are said to be frustrated and angry with the suspensions. 

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Scotch College for comment. 

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