• tetris11@feddit.uk
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    13 days ago

    good, and sad that food is now a literal carrot to get kids to come to school

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      13 days ago

      Its not to get kids to come to school, its so they aren’t hungry, b/c kids shouldn’t be starving. And kids also do better in school when they aren’t hungry.

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        13 days ago

        I agree in principle, but then the “boost attendance” quote seems to suggest that more kids are coming rather than the same kids are performing better, suggesting food is genuinely problem for a lot of families

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          13 days ago

          It should also be that if attendance is mandatory then a free lunch should be provided.

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            12 days ago

            Same rule as long running meetings, actually. Could call it the unified law of mandatory snacks.