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What is “lunch shaming?” It happens when a child can’t pay a school lunch bill.
In Alabama, a child short on funds was stamped on the arm with “I Need Lunch Money.” In some schools, children are forced to clean cafeteria tables in front of their peers to pay the debt. Other schools require cafeteria workers to take a child’s hot food and throw it in the trash if he doesn’t have the money to pay for it.
In what its supporters say is the first such legislation in the country, New Mexico has outlawed shaming children whose parents are behind on school lunch payments.
Source: The New York Times
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday April 10 2017, @10:43AM (2 children)
Wrong again. I've no love for wars for "America's Interests" or for the good of someone else. If it's not directly to protect me and mine, we shouldn't be spending my money to do it.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @03:36PM
What else do you expect from a violently imposed monopoly??
But seriously, you fail so hard. Try 3rd grade history, might help you understand what taxes are all about.
(Score: 2) by dry on Tuesday April 11 2017, @01:59AM
Perhaps best not to take any of "your" money. Your boss can lower your wage so you have slightly higher take home pay and you can spend more money dealing with a society full of people who are brain damaged due to childhood malnutrition.