School Lunch Shaming? I have mixed feelings about this.

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Let's see if I understand this. There are some children who are getting a free lunch because their parents are within a certain financial profile. Others are being rejected because their parents did not pay their lunch bill. At that point, the hot lunch is thrown away to teach the child a lesson--there are no free lunches. Some are being asked to sweep the floor to prove that point. Throwing the food away is a waste of money just to teach a child a lesson. When I was in school, We bought lunch tickets. If we did not have the ticket or money to buy one, we did not get lunch, period. I see nothing wrong with a cold cheese sandwich, fruit, vegetables and a carton of milk. Some days, I don't even eat lunch. Most days when I do eat lunch, it is cold. There is nothing wrong with a cold lunch unless it is supposed to be hot to begin with. Read this: The trashed midday meals were usually replaced by two pieces of bread and a cold slice of cheese along with fruit, vegetables and a carton of milk while the child’s friends and classmates looked on. Is it that embarrassing to eat a cold lunch? Are we keeping up with the Jones at an early age? What is wrong is to have the hot lunch they chose trashed in front of them or their friends. That is a waste. Students should have money or a ticket when they get in line so they know they can afford lunch. If they don't have a ticket or money, they know they are not getting a hot meal. Now, if they were willing to give a cold lunch to someone who could not afford it, the child should know ahead of time that they cannot afford it and that they are getting a cold lunch. The system needs to be worked out. Then in Alabama they are stamping their arms. That is degrading. Such stupidity.