I used to do cafeteria duty (by choice, actually). So many students were on 'free and reduced--price lunch" and breakfast. The waste was upsetting to me, Assistant principal pointed out that some children, with Mercedes in their driveway, had joined that program because parents had suffered employment difficulties. Nothing like parents planning for a rainy day. (And I really lost any respect for that principal, too).
This is typical of high income educated people - although the Mercedes could have been leased... I remember reading this years ago - a real eye opener and the writer learned absolutely NOTHING from what happened:
This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps
That sounds about right. I was doing a graduate ‘capstone’ project on why my Latin student population was so heavily skewed to immigrants (i.e, what was it about Latin that immigrant parents but not American parents recognized?). Was required to meet with assistant superintendent before proceeding, was told that I was forbidden to ask how long the student had been in US. In case child/parents were here illegally. Please note—this was in Dec/Jan. 2011.
Maybe the parents can feed them? You know, like what parents have done for thousands and thousands of year before gubment skools???
I used to do cafeteria duty (by choice, actually). So many students were on 'free and reduced--price lunch" and breakfast. The waste was upsetting to me, Assistant principal pointed out that some children, with Mercedes in their driveway, had joined that program because parents had suffered employment difficulties. Nothing like parents planning for a rainy day. (And I really lost any respect for that principal, too).
This is typical of high income educated people - although the Mercedes could have been leased... I remember reading this years ago - a real eye opener and the writer learned absolutely NOTHING from what happened:
This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/08/this-is-what-happened-when-i-drove-my-mercedes-to-pick-up-food-stamps/
Wow. And no sense of the future, so while the going was good they didn’t prepare for future “not good” times.
I was told by the person administering free lunch program that they are not allowed to verify the household income reported by the parent.
no stigma allowed; we're all equally complicit and served by our government masters. welfare for all
That sounds about right. I was doing a graduate ‘capstone’ project on why my Latin student population was so heavily skewed to immigrants (i.e, what was it about Latin that immigrant parents but not American parents recognized?). Was required to meet with assistant superintendent before proceeding, was told that I was forbidden to ask how long the student had been in US. In case child/parents were here illegally. Please note—this was in Dec/Jan. 2011.
Spanish is a Latin language so Spanish speakers will have a big advantage over black and whites and non-Latinos.
Latin = Medicine & Pharmacy jobs
And legal I should think?