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Do you think school lunches should be free for all students, regardless of income?
I just came upon this article in the NY Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/well/family/lunch-shaming-children-parents-school-bills.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
It’s about “lunch shaming” and many schools’ practice of humiliating children either verbally or by giving them a cold cheese sandwich.
I’m a cash payer for our school lunch, and my 9 year old has often had the cold sandwich. Lunch is $2.75 plus $1 for a bottle of water, daily. A $50 check doesn’t last too long. I make too much to qualify for the free lunch program. I’m not complaining because it is what it is – I have a decent salary and for that, I’m grateful but when I forget to send a check in, she gets the cold sandwich.
I’m reading the comments on the side of the article. One person mentioned “tats and nails.” I can assure you I have neither tattoos nor a manicure.
I forwarded a copy of the article to the school administration today. Will let you know what, if anything, they say about it. I didn’t send it in reference to us, specifically, just that they should take a look at what the article says about the cold sandwich idea.
Do you feel that lunch should be free for all students regardless of income?
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