mithrandir2001
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Elmentary kids? Well, I'm reading this from jerboy's original post and I know he isn't in elementary school so I can assume this is a high school lunch issue.
But even if we are talking about elementary kids, you have to leave them alone. The trauma would certainly be high if Johnny Poorman was denied access to the snack food line while Jane Rockefeller could buy up all she'd like (assuming they each have a buck in their pocket to spend). Remember these are kids, not adults. They haven't had a chance to assert their economic potential, so I don't feel they should be needlessly subjected to economic segregation in the cafeteria. The low-income kids do get a "free ride" with the reduced/free lunch program, but again, this is because they are kids and shouldn't have to suffer from consequences beyond their control.
But even if we are talking about elementary kids, you have to leave them alone. The trauma would certainly be high if Johnny Poorman was denied access to the snack food line while Jane Rockefeller could buy up all she'd like (assuming they each have a buck in their pocket to spend). Remember these are kids, not adults. They haven't had a chance to assert their economic potential, so I don't feel they should be needlessly subjected to economic segregation in the cafeteria. The low-income kids do get a "free ride" with the reduced/free lunch program, but again, this is because they are kids and shouldn't have to suffer from consequences beyond their control.
