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10. That is just evil...

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 03:08 PM

Jan 2014

That food will be wasted and thrown out any way.

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Withholding lunch for nonpayment is standard policy at Salt Lake City schools [View all] jsr Jan 2014 OP

Another post about this says the lunches were thrown away. upaloopa Jan 2014 #1

I read that once the food is served to someone, hughee99 Jan 2014 #15

Never getting served is no solution. upaloopa Jan 2014 #17

I agree, but you know there's some admistrator out there somewhere hughee99 Jan 2014 #21

Whatever the policy is, it is disgusting and horrifying. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #2

What is the answer? joeglow3 Jan 2014 #3

The kids are still fed a meal, as they were in this case joeglow3 Jan 2014 #7

If I had to guess joeglow3 Jan 2014 #19

Well, in a DECENT society, we would be happy a kid ate and move on CBGLuthier Jan 2014 #8

My observational opinion after being a teacher for 25 years... FLyellowdog Jan 2014 #9

Feed the children! It isn't rocket science! upaloopa Jan 2014 #18

What happens when the budget runs out? joeglow3 Jan 2014 #22

That isn't going to happen. All we need to do is make feeding upaloopa Jan 2014 #23

You are assuming the people not paying are because they are poor joeglow3 Jan 2014 #25

I fell I can't know their motivation without upaloopa Jan 2014 #27

Oliver Twist at least got gruel and poverty juice Fumesucker Jan 2014 #4

That is just evil... Xyzse Jan 2014 #10

In my school district Cairycat Jan 2014 #11

The OP Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #12

That's the way our district does it B2G Jan 2014 #13

To Hell with this policy and others like it. mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #14

The solution Stargazer09 Jan 2014 #20

I wonder how good the $30 lunch was at the country club TheMathieu Jan 2014 #24

You Cut right to the Chase warrant46 Jan 2014 #26