Florida parents caught selling free meals from school

[babylonsister]

Some people really suck.

https://www.wptv.com/news/state/florida-parents-caught-selling-free-meals-from-school?fbclid=IwAR3FfkMd25UF9IJq5vIMlM0KWQ9DF1u9mL_W5e4GoGrVlGhhOplaqHTrG1k

Florida parents caught selling free meals from school
People in at least 50 cars went to multiple locations to receive free food then sold it for a profit.
Posted at 7:51 AM, Apr 24, 2020
and last updated 7:51 AM, Apr 24, 2020

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The school district said it did not have enough food on Wednesday.

The district said people in at least 50 cars went to multiple locations to receive free food. It appears they sold the food on social media platforms for a profit.

"A few of our community members would go to multiple sites and take food from children and seek to build their financial portfolio on the children who did not have food today," said Superintendent Davis.

The district has remained flexible allowing families to pick up food at any of the sites. It will adjust its protocols to make sure people do not take advantage of the system.

School staff are now using a tracker to make sure parents are not cheating the system.

Parents will have to give their child’s name and school ID number in order to pickup food, and so they cannot pickup more than once.

“We want to make sure that children actually get the nutrition they need to be successful during the e learning process,” said Davis.

[dewsgirl]

1. Just awful.😞

[Ohiogal]

2. Unbelievable

[Baitball Blogger]

3. I suspect there's a lot of this going on.

A few days back, locally there was a private restaurant that was surrounded by a line of cars. I just figured it was take out. But on social media someone came out to thank them, without anyone really explaining what they were thanking him for. I wondered if it was because he was giving out free food. And if so, how was the information advertised? Because I am willing to bet that there were far more people going hungry in another nearby development, than the one where this restaurant was located.