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> you can't just not provide lunch to e.g. a 7yo who lost her money. Right, and they don't. I forgot my lunch money frequently as a kid. The school always f
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
> you can't just not provide lunch to e.g. a 7yo who lost her money.
Right, and they don't. I forgot my lunch money frequently as a kid. The school always fed me anyway, after taking down my name to have a chat with my parents (to inquire if I needed to be signed up for free lunches, and to collect the debt since my parents could easily afford it.) They won't let you skip lunch.
- jessaustin 4y agoSure, but you're describing a complication that doesn't exist if the district just feeds everybody. I'm not saying that this is always the right decision for a particular district, just that many districts outside California have made it.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoI'm not saying that feeding everybody is a bad idea. I support it actually. I'm saying that kids aren't going hungry at school in states other than California. If California solved any problem, it was only reducing the administrative costs of figuring out who needs free lunches. But everybody would be getting fed anyway, one way or the other.
- jessaustin 4y agoI'm saying that kids aren't going hungry at school in states other than California. This assumes a great deal about the attitudes and competences of thousands of local administrations across a nation notable for its cruelty and incompetence. There certainly are public school boards who want poor kids to suffer, and there certainly are public school kitchens that can't provide every nutritious meal it is their duty to provide.