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originally posted by: LSU2018
a reply to: amazing
Why? We got good food and junk food forever and weren't ever snowflakes or babied. And like another poster mentioned earlier in the thread, most of the kids were still skinny. We were also active back then. Today we have so much technology that most kids lay around all day and play video games. If it wasn't freezing or storming outside when I got home from school and finished my homework, I'd be riding my bike with my best friend - who lived next door - until my mom called me in for supper.
originally posted by: narrator
Some of the stuff I'm reading in this thread is insane. The government should have no business feeding kids, it's the parent's responsibility? When I worked in schools I had students that were literally homeless. Living in cars. By all accounts, their parents were very good, attentive parents, they just couldn't put together enough jobs to afford it, and didn't get enough money on welfare to feed their family 3 meals a day.
The phrase "enough jobs" shouldn't even be a phrase. One job should pay a living wage, let alone having to work 5.
By your logic, screw 'em, let them starve or leave their loving family to get "better" parents? Those parents went to dozens of job interviews every single week, I drove them many times. Just never got callbacks. It's not ALWAYS the parent's fault. They were doing the best they possibly could, and were able to give their families breakfast and dinner. Lunch was provided by the school. Yet some of you want that to go away, because it's on the family to make sure everything about the kid is taken care of? By that logic, better homeschool the kids too, education is funded by the government.
Some of you never think outside of your own little bubbles. It's heartless.
I only found out this year that I have a 17 year old son.
originally posted by: liejunkie01
I have a question,
How many people who commented on this thread actually have children, or a child in a public school?
originally posted by: Thejoncrichton
a reply to: blueman12
Your first big mistake is relying on the government to feed your kids. As a parent, that's YOUR responsibility.
The law states when a minor child is in school, the school becomes "in loco parentis', or in place of the parent, so the child's well being is placed in the school's hands, when school is in session. As such, they take care of the child's nutritional needs during the school day.
originally posted by: angeldoll
originally posted by: Thejoncrichton
a reply to: blueman12
Your first big mistake is relying on the government to feed your kids. As a parent, that's YOUR responsibility.
Nope. The law states when a minor child is in school, the school becomes "in loco parentis', or in place of the parent, so the child's well being is placed in the school's hands, when school is in session. As such, they take care of the child's nutritional needs during the school day.
Ronald Regan once declared "ketchup" as a vegetable in schools. He didn't get away with it for too long. Taking nutrition away from kids in school is not the best way to make cut backs. Apparently you disagree.
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