Wow...good information. I know that variety of the schools in NYC are on a universal system which allows all students to qualify for free lunch and SES services. You situation sounds close to my family's when I was younger...I remember it being tough...hope things are better.
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Originally Posted by AGDee
To get free lunch, you have to be at poverty level. To get reduced lunch, you have to be at 25% above poverty level. That's why those students get free or reduced lunch. I know because I looked into it when my ex husband got laid off. I thought that at 50% of his pay, he would be eligible, b$25K a year with 1 dependent, he is not. Living on less than $25K with a kid is most definitely not middle class.
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