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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:04 PM Original message |
Albuquerque schools institute a "cheese sandwich policy" for children with delinquent lunch accounts |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's a better meal than the hot lunches, really. I don't see why getting a cheese sandwich is an |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. for you it might be nt |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. great now you got me thinking about how good a cheese sandwich is |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. It's not just because their parents forgot to pay. Some CAN'T pay and everyone knows it. |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Maybe it's because I live in a depressed area, but this seems like such a non-issue to me. If kids |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. What I'd liketo know is how much food the school throws out at the end of the |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. there is a program for the parents who CAN'T pay.... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. There are programs for those who CAN'T pay. This article seems to be |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. But that's only assessed at the first of the year. |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. really? that seems horribly unfair |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Please read the whole article. |
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onetiredmom (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. This has been discussed before. |
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MrPerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. Nothing like scarring a kid early. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. cheese sandwiches leave scars? |
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MrPerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I meant the stigma put on the kid in front of his peers. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. not the sandwich |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. So do the kids whose family income qualifies them for free lunch |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Why Is This So Hard To Understand?????????????? |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. I'm from a reservation |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. that's an excellent idea! |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Our school district has always sent out forms for applying for free lunch at the beginning ... |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #38 |
53. The article states that the district gives the parents 2 school weeks for elementary kids |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Yeah cold food for lunch... he will need therapy soon. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
40. Yeah, with the out-of-date clothing, the lack of expensive electronics, |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. Well no I grew up in the Northeast where we have town schools. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. I grew up in Mountlake Terrace, WA |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 12:14 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I read his story and all I can say is wow.... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. maybe they should just tattoo the cheesy kids |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. In Rock Island they get |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. PBJ is |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. Future vegetarians |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. ... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. , |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. This action is expected to save $37 statewide |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Funding for the Class War must come from somewhere! |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. that's alot |
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RayOfHope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
48. You'd be surprised. See my post below. We had $20,000 in unpaid lunch debt last year |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
17. Our school provides PB sandwiches |
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AyanEva (428 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
19. . |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. "HOW CAN YE 'AVE YER PUDDING EF YE DON'T EAT YER MEAT????!!!!!!!!!" |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. That is what I had for lunch today: Cheese sandwich, fruit, and milk. |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. I agree about singling out kids, |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
31. This has been widely discussed |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
32. Might as well slap a big giant "A" on their shirts. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
35. It's better than nothing but |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
36. Good thing I didn't grow up in Albuquerque |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. It's better than nothing. They could have given them ketchup and call it a veggie. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. It's meant to shame the parents by singling out the children. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Yeah, that's how it looks |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. LOL |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. I see enough |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
46. So don't give these kids anything to eat, see how much more of a stigma that is. |
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RayOfHope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
47. Many, many districts do this. Our school had over $20,000 in delinquent lunch debt last year |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
51. If they're really worried about cutting costs then they could... |
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seasat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
52. Bet part of it has to do with grants |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
55. Yeah, we're the "greatest". |
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propagandagirl (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
56. I don't get it....? |
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ohgooglemebaby (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
58. I read the original story in the paper this morning and it's not about those |
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