Friday, 10 May 2019

'Lunch shaming': school district changes policy for students who owe meal debts

A controversial policy that would limit students to a simple sandwich drew widespread criticism against the Rhode Island school district

A Rhode Island school district, facing mounting lunch debts, has reversed a controversial policy announced earlier this weekthat would limit students owing money to the school to a sunflower-seed-butter-and-jelly sandwich.

The policy drew widespread criticism for “lunch shaming”, which critics say unfairly puts a child’s economic situation up for judgment in the notoriously ruthless social environment of the school cafeteria.

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2E3jbE6

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