Taking a bite out of crime

This is the week I went to "war" for kids I don't even know. Turns out our school district has a policy of making kids wash lunch tables if their parents don't have their lunch accounts up to date. These are middle school kids--ages 11-14. You know...minors! I couldn't believe it was true so I called our disctrict superintendants office and found out it was. The way they put it, they are offering "the choice...or opportunity" for the kids to have a lunch if they can't charge a hot lunch anymore. The choice is...clean tables or starve. Some choice. In my opinion, adults are responsible for feeding kids, and kids don't deserve to be humiliated in front of their peers. So I went to a communty meeting and complianed. I called my local school board. I called Washington DC. And you know what? It felt great! I'm not sure if it will end this practice, but I do know one thing--this is one mom who will not give up until children are protected. In the meantime--I hope everyone will inquire and find out if this is going on in your school district, and if it is---complain!!! Kids deserve to eat, and parents need to deal with the lunch accounts. It's time to get rid of the bullies on the playground and in the cafeteria.