Have you heard that elementary school kids will receive free breakfast and lunch this school year? Yeah, I kind of missed the announcement, too. You'd think it would have been an "all-call" event! I'm sure there will be some kind of official notification once school is back in session. I wonder if this free lunch program will mean the school system won't collect financial data about us this year?
I have to say I wasn't happy to read that this free program isn't being extended to all students in Hopkins County. I wouldn't want to be the person responsible for making that decision! But, if my kids were in the excluded group of students, I'd be calling someone to make a complaint. I know, shocking, right? I would think that middle and high school students would be more susceptible to the stigma associated with free or reduced lunch, wouldn't you?
Maybe the Fed determines who receives free lunch since this is a federally funded program. But, how could the government exclude approximately half of the student body from these benefits? I tried unsuccessfully to find some kind of guideline for what the program is paying each school system. If you find it, shoot me an email with the link!
If you're curious, you can read about the free lunches on 14 News, 93.9, and SurfKY.
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