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Originally posted by nell:
Has anyone got any thoughts on the schools providing "alternative lunches" to children whose parents either CAN"T or won't pay for their lunches,ad by can't I mean the ones who do not qualify for freereduced lunches even thought there may be bills that eat up a parents paycheck/unemployement and those things are not considered when a parent files an application for free/reduced lunches,those forms only ask for income,NOT expenses.

But the children suffer embarrassment and ridicule from their peers when only allowed a cheese or peanut butter sandwhich for lunch.

It creates a hostile environment for the children who have to endure the humiliation of the situation.