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People are upset with a school offering"alternative" meals to students
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:20 pm
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:20 pm
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Your thoughts?
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“alternate lunch” of a cheese or peanut butter sandwich and milk.
The Kokomo school district in Indiana sent parents letters at the end of last year to alert them to the new debt policy, which went into effect on Jan. 1. It reads: “Once the $25.00 charge limit has been reached, an alternate meal will be provided to the student. The parent and/or guardian of the student will receive an automated phone call and/or email explaining that the student has reached his/her charge limit.”
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While the policy does not apply to students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch, many people side with Feitl in objecting to the way the kids were called out in front of fellow students. One commenter wrote: “I do worry about the kids being made fun of … it’s not the child’s fault. They have enough pressures at school, now having the lunch tray taken away at the end of the line and handed a sack. … I just don’t like it.” Another posted, “Refusing to give the kids a proper lunch for any reason is totally unacceptable.”
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Jeff Hauswald, superintendent of Kokomo School Corporation, told WTHR that the rule follows federal regulations and aligns with other surrounding districts. Last year, the district had to foot the bill for more than $50,000 worth of unpaid school meals.
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This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 10:34 pm
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:21 pm to tduecen
Triggered: PEANUT ALLERGIES
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:21 pm to tduecen
That's what my elementary school did, it sounds ridiculous that people oppose this. Hell sometimes PB&J is better than some of the crap they serve kids in those cafeterias
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:22 pm to tduecen
I thought you just weren't allowed to eat when you didn't have lunch money.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:25 pm to tduecen
They have that here in Ascension Parish. After a certain amount of money goes into the negative, the child goes to lunch by themselves and has milk and pb&j
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:25 pm to tduecen
My thoughts are that's ten times better than what I got at my school if I ran out of lunch money. We got one day of grace period, then it was tough shite, you don't get to eat.
Kids bitching about $25 of free food that they probably pay a reduced rate for to begin with. Unbelievable.
Kids bitching about $25 of free food that they probably pay a reduced rate for to begin with. Unbelievable.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:28 pm to tduecen
I think embarrassing the parents would be much more effective and satisfying.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:43 pm to tduecen
Well, personally, I think every child's lunch and breakfast should be free in school. But that's not the way the system is set up right now, so pay your damn bills.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:44 pm to tduecen
I'm sure the school district could find a way to solve the issue without being mean to the children.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:19 pm to tduecen
the idea of poor kids getting free meals at school doesn't seem ridiculous to me
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:27 pm to tduecen
Need to set up a better way to collect the debts instead of this.. If there are kids receiving free lunches then this seems like an absurd way to collect a debt.. Withhold report cards, don't allow registration or maybe disallow extra curricular activities until the debt is satisfied or a payment plan is in place..
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 11:32 pm
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:33 pm to tduecen
This seems like this is happening to the children of parents who are capable of paying for lunch but refusing. Sorry kids, but your parents suck. Way of the world.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 12:00 am to tduecen
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“Refusing to give the kids a proper lunch for any reason is totally unacceptable.”
Pretty much all that needs to be said. Anyone who can willingly take food out of the mouths of children in need is a piece of shite.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 1:57 am to tduecen
At my son's middle school once you reach your 30.00 credit limit you don't get any lunch at all.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:33 am to tduecen
Ascension still does this. If you're not on free lunch and you don't have any money in your account they give you milk and a roll. I have no problems with it. These aren't free lunch program kids, these are people who just don't pay.
Uh, maybe 15 years ago. They're $3.75-4.25 a meal now.
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Lunches are also like .50-.85 cents for student
Uh, maybe 15 years ago. They're $3.75-4.25 a meal now.
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 6:37 am
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:42 am to tduecen
Hell, my mom packed PB&J in my Star Wars lunch box for years. I still love them.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 8:09 am to tduecen
So they prepare your lunch, throw that away and make you a sandwich. Extra ingredient and labor cost prob doubling the costs to prove a stupid point.
Just don't feed the kid or secure a deposit of 100 bucks,
Also could partner w local food bank to find a solution.
Our educators are all about the drama
Just don't feed the kid or secure a deposit of 100 bucks,
Also could partner w local food bank to find a solution.
Our educators are all about the drama
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