Disgraceful. My parents couldn't afford to pay for lunch so I took my lunch. But I was luck and had parents who could and did prepare lunches. That is not so common today!! But our Tennessee leaders don't want to take care of the children that are in some way in their care every school day... Maybe they should think on that.
Our district started providing free lunch to everyone, which has been so lovely…however I can no longer bribe my seniors with “pass my class and I’ll pay off your lunch debt,” lol.
Disgraceful. My parents couldn't afford to pay for lunch so I took my lunch. But I was luck and had parents who could and did prepare lunches. That is not so common today!! But our Tennessee leaders don't want to take care of the children that are in some way in their care every school day... Maybe they should think on that.
Agree - it's a policy choice and policymakers are choosing to let kids go hungry or incur debt.
Our district started providing free lunch to everyone, which has been so lovely…however I can no longer bribe my seniors with “pass my class and I’ll pay off your lunch debt,” lol.
Glad to hear some districts (and even some states) are taking this approach - it's definitely the right thing to do.