GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Parental outrage from a picture posted on Facebook of a student isolated during lunch has prompted school officials in Grants Pass, Oregon to rethink their tardy policy.

Laura Hoover, grandmother of a first grade student at Lincoln Elementary School, posted a picture Wednesday of her grandson eating lunch in isolation, behind a cardboard partition, along with a description of his punishment that went viral this week, KOIN 6 reports.

“This is my grandson, Hunter. He’s a little first grader,” Hoover wrote on Facebook. “His momma’s car sometimes doesn’t like to start right up. Sometimes he’s a couple of minutes late to school.

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“Yesterday, he was 1 minute late and this is what his momma discovered they do to punish him! They have done this to him 6 times for something that is out of his control! They make a mockery of him in front of the other students. The principal is responsible for this.

“His mom found him there, crying, and took him home for the day. Anyone want to help me flood this lady principal with calls telling her how inappropriate this is?” she questioned while also posting the name and phone number of the school’s principal.

Apparently, many folks were more than happy to oblige.

Hoover’s post garnered nearly 30,000 likes and 100,000 shares this week.

“OMG, I will!” Jammie Dilley posted.

“That poor boy. My son would be heart broken,” Annette Davis added. “And you know not all mothers can afford things like simple repairs. We are human and should be treated as such. One minute late. That’s ridiculous.”

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The next day school officials issued a statement.

There has been considerable general and social media attention regarding the Lincoln Elementary School Attendance/Tardy Academic Catch-up Protocol which is intended to help support students address learning gaps arising from chronic tardiness/absenteeism,” the statement read, according to KOIN 6.

“Principal Fitzsimmons immediately reached out the parents involved in order to meet and we are looking forward to addressing their concerns regarding Lincoln’s current practice in this area. Lincoln’s current attendance support protocol was communicated to parents via newsletter and is intended to provide the students with an above average level of tardiness, supervised additional learning time in a non-distracting setting. It was never intended to isolate or stigmatize students.”

School officials are already modifying their “tardiness support protocol” as a result of the attention, and are encouraging input from the public directed at the district office, according to the statement.

After meeting with the boy’s parents Thursday, the district issued another statement, KAJO 1270 AM reports.

“This afternoon, Principal Fitzsimmons was able to meet with both parents to discuss their concerns,” the statement read. “We are pleased to report the meeting was productive. The parents’ concerns were politely discussed and, ultimately, the issues were resolved to the satisfaction of both parents and the school. All parties involved believe that an appropriate resolution has been reached.”