A surprise at my granddaughters school cafeteria

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

We put $25 in her account and it always lasts about a month. She started middle school yesterday and wanted to buy her lunch on the first day. She came home and said lunch is expensive there. I asked how much and she said over 5 dollars. Then she told me she didn't like anything in the regular cafeteria line and bought from the chik-filet franchise IN THE CAFETERIA. She said there is a Ddomino Pizza franchise as well.

This really ticks me off. Junk food from two franchises, both of whom I boycott.

She took a lunch today, and we had a talk about why I boycott them.

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

1. ps, this is public school nt

[cali]

3. good grief. where do you live?

[FSogol]

2. Ala carte always cost more than the base lunch. How many students in the school? n/t

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

7. I understand ala carte is more

I don't understand chik-filet and domino's pizza franchises in the cafeteria.

Was a total shock to me.

[FSogol]

9. I agree it sucks. The solution is to get more invovled in your local school system.

Sounds like your school board is run by Freepers.

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

11. i just realized something else

It completely identifies the poorer families and the kids on free lunch, I doubt chik-filet is available to those children.

[Recursion]

4. Ah crap. We were lobbying against that a few years ago

Winning N times is never enough if they come back N + 1 times. That sucks.

[abelenkpe]

5. Public school?

In what county? I'd be very upset if crappy fast food was offered to my kids at school.

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

6. St. Johns County, Florida (what a surprise, eh?) nt

[Phentex]

8. Common in private shcools because of no cafeteria but

I didn't know public schools were taking this on as well. It's very expensive, too. I think I'd send a lunch.

[libodem]

10. Good!

Damn good!

[liberal_at_heart]

12. continued privatization. I'm saving my money so that next year my son can go to private school.

I'm done with public school. It has been completely destroyed in my opinion. When Philadelphia has to borrow money in order to simply open the doors you know the end is near.

[JI7]

13. it's not healthy for kids either

if i were you i would consider organizing other parents to oppose them selling this.