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56. When did children having to pay for lunch start?

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 10:55 AM

Aug 2018

I graduated high school in 61 and never paid for lunch. We could bring a lunch if we wanted to, the weekly menu was in the Saturday newspaper. My favorite was tuna fish in a hotdog role.

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Heartless Florida high school cafeteria workers deny child lunch on first day over 15 cents [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2018 OP

And then we ask why young people are hating capitalism more and more ck4829 Aug 2018 #1

The trash can Turbineguy Aug 2018 #2

Hell.... chillfactor Aug 2018 #4

I have read of cafeteria workers being fired for providing the missing money, paying for tblue37 Aug 2018 #29

IKR? workinclasszero Aug 2018 #60

Almost as bad as what the cashier did is that no other kid close by in line could spring for 15 mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #3

If it is like my kids schools... mwooldri Aug 2018 #10

My bus card lets me go at least $3 in the hole before I'm denied service. meadowlander Aug 2018 #21

Other students also are empty of randr Aug 2018 #5

How much is a school lunch these days? Couldn't she have let it go this time? 15 CENTS??? YOHABLO Aug 2018 #6

I read this morning ... left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #7

That's class! Varaddem Aug 2018 #19

15 cents? blue-wave Aug 2018 #8

In my school district, the policy is the school district will pay the first time, and they send home Meadowoak Aug 2018 #54

One winter day years ago ... left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #9

Welcome to the Trump era of lack Chickensoup Aug 2018 #11

$700 a day to keep children and babies in Trump's cages keithbvadu2 Aug 2018 #15

This was happening just as much under Obama Jake Stern Aug 2018 #22

What makes you think it would not happen under republicans? Stargazer99 Aug 2018 #28

Huh? Jake Stern Aug 2018 #30

And the title of this post claims that this happens ONLY under Republican Presidents?!?! Bengus81 Aug 2018 #46

Was responding to someone who felt this was just a Trump thing Jake Stern Aug 2018 #62

What? INdemo Aug 2018 #47

America is infested with some truly sick authoritarian creeps. Snarkoleptic Aug 2018 #12

People like that have no right to claim.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #34

Common POS Varaddem Aug 2018 #13

I paid the balance on a few Aldi customers' purchases when they were short Freethinker65 Aug 2018 #14

+1 I do the same thing ck4829 Aug 2018 #23

JFC, remove a tablespoon of mashed potatoes and you've reclaimed that precious 15 cents ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #16

a heartless state in a heartless country elmac Aug 2018 #17

I thought they paid in advance? Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #18

Meanwhile another school cafeteria was staffed by lunch ladies who stole nearly half a million $$$ ansible Aug 2018 #20

Was Just About To Bring That Up ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #58

And in another district Igel Aug 2018 #64

NONE of her so-called friends would give her 15 cents? nt msongs Aug 2018 #24

I see from the picture of the child's mother that this is a nonwhite family. Croney Aug 2018 #25

There are organizations dedicated to paying for kids' school lunches Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #26

Schools need to Provide All Students with Meals and do away with lunch tickets/cash JI7 Aug 2018 #27

In schools where a large portion of the students Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2018 #48

I would choose death over living in Florida olddad56 Aug 2018 #31

School lunches are free in my school district. Breakfasts too. hunter Aug 2018 #32

"...turned away and the meal thrown in the trash," dchill Aug 2018 #33

My local school district provides FREE breakfast & lunch to ALL students. CottonBear Aug 2018 #35

Judi Lynn, here's what I'm going to do today.. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #36

I think you have the wrong school... whistler162 Aug 2018 #38

Wow, that is strange and thank you. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #41

A lunch should be included at no out of cost to students alphafemale Aug 2018 #37

Of course they threw it in the trash... Grokenstein Aug 2018 #39

This story is a little hard to believe blueinredohio Aug 2018 #40

"republican family values" in action Achilleaze Aug 2018 #42

Not a fetus or a billionaire, not important ck4829 Aug 2018 #51

In most civilized societies education and the meal is provided for the student as part of turbinetree Aug 2018 #43

I've written about this here on DU in the past. In this case, the PTA needs to step up. FSogol Aug 2018 #44

Denying food to school kids is the most vile and disgusting behavior I can imagine! Stainless Aug 2018 #45

Nothing is wrong with them -- they fear for their jobs obamanut2012 Aug 2018 #50

It isn't the workers' fault obamanut2012 Aug 2018 #49

Dammit TEB Aug 2018 #52

Do we know the backstory? If not, how can we comment janterry Aug 2018 #53

A trillion just bc for rich folks. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #55

When did children having to pay for lunch start? Cold War Spook Aug 2018 #56

I graduated in 199i in NYS. We had to pay for lunches. Now I live in Canada and there is NO federa EllieBC Aug 2018 #57

I graduated in 1981 OriginalGeek Aug 2018 #59

NO MONEY??? ROB-ROX Aug 2018 #61

Yes. No money. Many school children have no money. MineralMan Aug 2018 #63