Georgia School Board Hires Collection Agency to Collect on Unpaid Lunches

[jdrama]

Wow. In VA, if you don't have lunch money, you're hungry until you get home.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by jdrama

Wow. In VA, if you don't have lunch money, you're hungry until you get home.

You're kidding right? You do realize that for these kids there's probably not much food at home either?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by jdrama

Wow. In VA, if you don't have lunch money, you're hungry until you get home.

Absolutely untrue. Virginia has always had the free and reduced breakfast-lunch program.

Here is the program in the Arlington public school system and it is in every school system in VA: http://www.dcmassc.org/Job%20Support...hool_lunch.pdf

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

You're kidding right? You do realize that for these kids there's probably not much food at home either?

Correct (in general) and Virginia realized that decades ago.

[jdrama]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Absolutely untrue. Virginia has always had the free and reduced breakfast-lunch program.

Here is the program in the Arlington public school system and it is in every school system in VA: http://www.dcmassc.org/Job%20Support...hool_lunch.pdf



Correct (in general) and Virginia realized that decades ago.

Ok you're right. I'm thinking in high school. In high school, you couldn't get free lunch unless you worked in the cafe.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by jdrama

Ok you're right. I'm thinking in high school. In high school, you couldn't get free lunch unless you worked in the cafe.

Absolutely untrue. The free and reduced lunch program is grades K-12.

Perhaps you did not attend a public or non-profit private school.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Absolutely untrue. The free and reduced lunch program is grades K-12.

Perhaps you did not attend a public or non-profit private school.

Thank you - I saw that post and was like, "Ummm...no." I know that DC also offers free and reduced lunches.

In New York we offer free and reduced lunches and breakfast. I believe lunch was $1.50 in elementary and middle school. I went to a private high school, I'm not sure the cost of lunch because I brown-bagged it. We were required to buy our own beverage though; it was not permitted to bring your own.

I do occasionally long for the terrible, lukewarm stuffed crust pizza they gave us on the first day of school (we always had free lunch on the first day of classes).

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

I do occasionally long for the terrible, lukewarm stuffed crust pizza they gave us on the first day of school (we always had free lunch on the first day of classes).

Yum. Stuffed crust pizza wasn't "invented" until after I graduated. That would've been awesome.