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@LukeAlmighty That's fair. I think the kids should be given a pass, and that what to do about the parents and custody and so forth should be more a matter of circumstance than a blanket policy. If parents can't acquire food for their kids in good times, that usually merits bringing the hammer down on them over it. But if you're in the middle of a famine or something, it's much more forgivable for those people to go hungry.

@matana @renwillis @Lumeinshin

@NEETzsche @matana @renwillis @Lumeinshin
> For far too many kids in this country, school lunch (and breakfast) are their main source for a nutritious meal.

> Back when we lived in NYC, it was a big deal to have a snow day for schools because they knew those kids needed to eat...

I am sorry, but I don't see how else should I interpret that post.

@NEETzsche @matana @renwillis @Lumeinshin
Yes.
I am saying, that if a kid is not fed by the family, it might be safer in a foster home at that point.

Kids have to eat. Obviously. But the OP was saying, that parents should have no responsibility to do so. And that was sickening.

@NEETzsche @matana @renwillis @Lumeinshin
I see, that neither you nor Matana understood my point, so it is very possible I worded it seriously incorrectly. :ablobthinkingeyes:

@matana @Lumeinshin @renwillis
No, I was the bullied kid.
But we didn't have uniforms, so thanks for that info.

@feld
To be fair, beanbags are a lifesaver, since noone has the balls to put beds into schools and offices.

@Lumeinshin @LukeAlmighty @renwillis

If a school lunch or breakfast is a child's main source of a nutritious meal then I honestly worry for those children because what was on offer was not my idea of having a nutritious meal. It's also no dinner with a lot of vegetables on it which is much better.

It's definitely getting more expensive to feed children though, let alone to feed ourselves. We also forget, programs like this will also make it harder for people to feed their own children because of the tax increase for it. So it is a double-edged sword.

@Lumeinshin @matana @renwillis
Well, I would guess, that uniforms do serve to create a sense of comradory between students, but I seriously doubt lunches would have the same effect.

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