Introduction
In The New York Times “School Lunch Without Shame,” the Editorial Board indicates that there’s an issue in schools with children being hungry, and humiliated due to the inability for their parents to pay their meal bills.
Children are hungry and being shamed due to their families’ low-income status is the issue that we are being faced with in “School Lunch Without Shame” by The New York Time’s Editorial Board. Something had to be done to provide our low-income children with nutritional meals. The New York City’s public-school system decided it was time to make some changes by implementing a lunch program, “making free lunch available to all of its 1.1 million students regardless of their income level,” according to the New York Times Editorial Board. Schools are forced to dispose of food, rather than feeding it to needy students. …show more content…
Now, thanks to the federal Community Eligibility Provision program, the schools offering all children free meals will receive reimbursement according to the student’s low-level of income. A new state data system has been put in place that matches low-income families with their children’s school, allowing the city to become eligible for the program. Surprisingly, there’s a wide range of New York City students that are receiving free or reduced school meals. With the implementation of this new program, many families are saving hundreds of dollars per child each year. The author states in the article, “School Lunch Without Shame,” that “missing meals and experiencing hunger impede a child’s ability to learn and achieve.” Nevertheless, all children should be entitled to participate in the school’s meal programs, without the worry of a meal balance. Just like no child should be left behind, no child should go
In The New York Times “School Lunch Without Shame,” the Editorial Board indicates that there’s an issue in schools with children being hungry, and humiliated due to the inability for their parents to pay their meal bills.
Children are hungry and being shamed due to their families’ low-income status is the issue that we are being faced with in “School Lunch Without Shame” by The New York Time’s Editorial Board. Something had to be done to provide our low-income children with nutritional meals. The New York City’s public-school system decided it was time to make some changes by implementing a lunch program, “making free lunch available to all of its 1.1 million students regardless of their income level,” according to the New York Times Editorial Board. Schools are forced to dispose of food, rather than feeding it to needy students. …show more content…
Now, thanks to the federal Community Eligibility Provision program, the schools offering all children free meals will receive reimbursement according to the student’s low-level of income. A new state data system has been put in place that matches low-income families with their children’s school, allowing the city to become eligible for the program. Surprisingly, there’s a wide range of New York City students that are receiving free or reduced school meals. With the implementation of this new program, many families are saving hundreds of dollars per child each year. The author states in the article, “School Lunch Without Shame,” that “missing meals and experiencing hunger impede a child’s ability to learn and achieve.” Nevertheless, all children should be entitled to participate in the school’s meal programs, without the worry of a meal balance. Just like no child should be left behind, no child should go