Graded for Breakfast?

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: shrumpage

Originally posted by: Siddhartha

Originally posted by: shrumpage

Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Consider letting go of your political dogma and think about what is best in this situation for the kids.

yes, they should be removed from a situation where their basic needs are not being met.

Some kids are not getting breakfast in the morning and it is affecting their ability to concentrate in school.

Solutions:

1. Give the kids breakfast.
2. Do nothing because you think the schools should not be feeding kids. Too bad for the kids.
3. Take the kids away from their parents. Too bad for the kids.

I understand you favor option 3. Some of the forum members favor doing nothing.
I think option 1 addresses the problem and helps these hungry kids.

The kids are in a situation where the parents can't take 5 minutes out of their day, or 25 cents out of their pocket to provide the very basic need of food.

What kind of home life do you think these children have?

a marginally better one where they can at least not have to worry about where 2 meals/day are going to come from.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: shrumpage

Originally posted by: boomerang
No license is required to be a parent. Sperm meets egg and parentage results.

For those that want to take the kids away, where do want them to go? How about your place?

We are talking about providing breakfast, 25 cents and 5 minutes of time. If a parent is completely incapable of providing a very basic need, then the child is in a dangerous situation.

That type of breakfast - poptart or cereal is not going to keep a child going throughout the day without hunger being a distraction.

Having spent a year feeding kids in the public school system, I can assure you that poptarts and cereal, punctuated with donuts and frozen hot pockets that Circle-K will no longer buy, is exactly the kind of 'nutritious' breakfast that the schools serve.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: shrumpage
If a parent(s) can not provide breakfast for for their kid(s), I question if they should be allowed to remain parents. It should not be the schools responsibility to find kids.

Just curious, if they're no longer "allowed to remain parents," what should happen to them?

 

[shrumpage]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: shrumpage
If a parent(s) can not provide breakfast for for their kid(s), I question if they should be allowed to remain parents. It should not be the schools responsibility to find kids.

Just curious, if they're no longer "allowed to remain parents," what should happen to them?

Take their kids away.

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: shrumpage

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: shrumpage
If a parent(s) can not provide breakfast for for their kid(s), I question if they should be allowed to remain parents. It should not be the schools responsibility to find kids.

Just curious, if they're no longer "allowed to remain parents," what should happen to them?

Take their kids away.

So you're opening up your home for thousands of foster kids? Good for you.

 

[shrumpage]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: shrumpage

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: shrumpage
If a parent(s) can not provide breakfast for for their kid(s), I question if they should be allowed to remain parents. It should not be the schools responsibility to find kids.

Just curious, if they're no longer "allowed to remain parents," what should happen to them?

Take their kids away.

So you're opening up your home for thousands of foster kids? Good for you.

What would you do in a situation where kids are being neglected to the point that their basics needs are not being met?

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: shrumpage

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: shrumpage
If a parent(s) can not provide breakfast for for their kid(s), I question if they should be allowed to remain parents. It should not be the schools responsibility to find kids.

Just curious, if they're no longer "allowed to remain parents," what should happen to them?

Take their kids away.

my mom's taught in the inner city for like 20 years now... based on some of the stories I've heard, the foster homes can be just as bad if not worse than the homes where the kids are on their own because their parents are strung out on crack.