Poor kids in the US can get free school lunches, but this requires paperwork by the parents, puts stigma on the kid, and that food isn't enough to make up for the kid getting no breakfast, no snack, maybe no dinner.
I'm so happy to be in a state with universal free lunch so my kid's school underground markets can center around funny things and junk food lmao
But fuck were the selfish people coming out of the woodwork on nextdoor for it when it was time to vote on a tax increase (only on the "very well off" tax brackets mind you) to support it, "WhAt iF a RiCh KiD GeTs fReE FoOd"
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Orphan crushing machine material
In the UK all primary school students and all students who can't afford it get free school meals.
In the US they prevent third parties from paying student lunch debts! Truly the greatest.
Poor kids in the US can get free school lunches, but this requires paperwork by the parents, puts stigma on the kid, and that food isn't enough to make up for the kid getting no breakfast, no snack, maybe no dinner.
It really is shameful.
They probably then suspended him for breaking some school food rule.
also GOP: you shouldn't abort that fetus even if you can't afford kids!!
It's wholesome, yes, but they should've been helped by the school system instead of one of their peers. The kid shouldn't have had to do anything.
I'm so happy to be in a state with universal free lunch so my kid's school underground markets can center around funny things and junk food lmao
But fuck were the selfish people coming out of the woodwork on nextdoor for it when it was time to vote on a tax increase (only on the "very well off" tax brackets mind you) to support it, "WhAt iF a RiCh KiD GeTs fReE FoOd"
nutella is addictive, getting them hooked first