What To Do?

I stumbled upon this really interesting New York Time’s article. The article mainly focuses on New York school systems and how certain schools are falling behind on lunch program payments because students’ families can’t afford to pay. Joseph Lisa, a school principle, has corned students in the hallways, sent home reminders asking parents to pay, but not all the parents do. The school district in Albuquerque was among the several last year to start serving cold sandwiches and milk, instead of full hot meals to students, whose parents didn’t pay. In Louisiana, some districts didn’t feed children, whose parents didn’t pay. For some kids, school meals maybe the most nutritional meal they receive in a day. But, at what price is it worth paying for lunch programs?

Natalie Riavitz, an Education Department spokeswoman said that “we really need families to cooperate with us in this effort so that we aren’t taking money out of the classroom.” What do you think is right, to not serve children quality food? Or take money from the classroom so children can receive quality food?

Here is the link to the article! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/education/09lunches.html?pagewanted=1&ref=nutrition