, the Waukesha School District board voted in June to return to pre-COVID times and be part of the National School Lunch Program, which only offers free and reduced-price meals to eligible students and their families who apply for the service and receive federal money for it. They opted out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service’s extension of the Seamless Summer Option, a program that provides free meals to all students through June 30, 2022.
District parent Dave Dringenburg’s kids never qualified for the program pre-pandemic but said the district’s decision upset him nevertheless, saying school officials “seem to be out of touch with the community’s needs.” Dringenburg felt that the district continuing with the federal program that feeds all kids for free was a chance to make their city a better place to live for everyone.
Joseph Como Jr., president of the school board, said at their June meeting that taking away the free program was simply part of returning to pre-COVID life . “As we get back to whatever you want to believe normal means, we have decisions to make,” Como told the Board. “I would say this is part of normalization.”
Why would we want to normalize not making sure every single kid in the building is fed? We are getting close to the two-year mark of this crisis and I would like to think that maybe not everything has to return to “normal.” Who says “normal” is good? Can’t we learn something from this horror show? Such as, feeding kids isn’t a bad thing? For those who truly need it financially it’s life-saving. For others, it’s simply one less thing for parents to worry about.
Board member Karin Rajnicek said the free lunch program made it easy for families to “become spoiled” while assistant superintendent for business services Darren Clark cited his concern that continuing with the free program might initiate a “slow addiction” to the service.? Addicted to making sure kids are being fed at school? I want off this nightmare timeline right now where there are actual breathing humans who think we’re spoiling children by feeding them at no cost.
It is Someone who has never gone to bed hungry. The inhumanity in Simone people is astonishing.😞
I really hope that the free lunch program will continue forever. Kids should not have to learn in school with an empty stomach. Also adults don't like asking for help when they need it.
How sad. Taking away food from hungry children.
Welcome to Wisconsin.
You know what? She has a point. I say, let's 'spoil' her by taking away all forms of food for a week, and see how she enjoys being hungry. I bet she changes her mind real quick.
Yes, families will get spoiled by pre-packaged, processed school meals. Sheesh.
UUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHH jesusfuckingchrist
I suggest that community come together and recall ALL the school board members that voted on this decision. This is disgraceful.
How can 1 hot meal a day spoil a kid or family? This is disgraceful.
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