Parent says lunches at Little Rock school are 'disgraceful'

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Latoya, an upset Little Rock School District parent, took to Facebook on Wednesday and posted a picture of her child’s school lunch. In the post, she called the meal "disgraceful."

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The post, now shared almost 7,000 times, shows a picture of the lunch: a piece of turkey ham, a cup of sweet potatoes and corn bread.

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As for the photo in question, the district believes the image does not properly represent what was offered to the student.

“I think on the day in question, it was the turkey ham, cornbread or the romaine chef salad," Hynes said. "I think it was lima beans, sweet potatoes, peaches, blueberries and milk. So that was the entire menu offered but of course the child selected three of those items. We can’t force them as much as we would like them to."

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“We don’t make the rules, but we follow the rules," she said. "We are a USDA program, which means we have to follow USDA guidelines and each day we offer meat, meat alternatives, vegetables, milk and grain bread."

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