Free breakfast in the classroom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I don't care what the teacher above said. It is a Robin Hood affect.

You should care. The correct word is "effect." Unless you're talking about Robin Hood's emotional demeanor.

Why not feed them breakfast, lunch, snack and send them home with a boxed dinner too?

Oh man, you'd be thrilled to know about the Smart Sacks program, that sends food home in a backpack on Friday afternoons for the really poor kids to eat on weekends. You sound like a really pleasant person, by the way.

Yay you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now we are providing free breakfast to kids who have no financial need? Great use of tax dollars, but hey, as long as it is convenient for you...

and we wonder why the budget is upside down. between the union demands and costy *freebies* there had better be some real results for the middle-of-the-road students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am as much a tax hound as anyone else. I can think of many ways in which our tax dollars were actually wasted - corporate welfare, for example.

But even I would not play the "waste of my tax dollars" card when it comes to kids getting a free breakfast - even if they can afford it or not - provided that the breakfast is nutritious. Some things are worth my tax dollars and this is one.

I agree, I think all students in MoCo should get taxpayer funded breakfast and lunch.

[Anonymous]

I'm just pissed taxpayers have to fund the school operations when kids are even eating lunch--let them go home for that. And recess? They're not even learning during that time! I have to pay for people to watch kids run around for half an hour (and pay for the playground equipment even)? Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just pissed taxpayers have to fund the school operations when kids are even eating lunch--let them go home for that. And recess? They're not even learning during that time! I have to pay for people to watch kids run around for half an hour (and pay for the playground equipment even)? Ridiculous.

I assume that this is a sarcastic post - at least I hope so.

[Anonymous]

I think the reason it is offered to all is so the poor kids don't feel singled out.

[Anonymous]

I know that these are from different tax sources.

But the US gives over $25 Billion annually in foreign non-military aid, most of it is food aid.

Seems kind of silly to me for people to be up in arms because free breakfast is offered to all kids in a school district - the local school district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just pissed taxpayers have to fund the school operations when kids are even eating lunch--let them go home for that. And recess? They're not even learning during that time! I have to pay for people to watch kids run around for half an hour (and pay for the playground equipment even)? Ridiculous.

You must be one of those elderly who live in a gated, child-free, nursely community in Florida! I know, I know, it gets less tolerant and more self-centered as you age...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the reason it is offered to all is so the poor kids don't feel singled out.

Who cares? Enough of this politically correct crap. The food at schools are overly processed, full of sugar and carbs. Why should taxpayers pay for that slop for all the kids. 90% of the kids in my son's school bring a lunch. What is wrong with parents these days??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I don't care what the teacher above said. It is a Robin Hood affect.

You should care. The correct word is "effect." Unless you're talking about Robin Hood's emotional demeanor.

Why not feed them breakfast, lunch, snack and send them home with a boxed dinner too?

Oh man, you'd be thrilled to know about the Smart Sacks program, that sends food home in a backpack on Friday afternoons for the really poor kids to eat on weekends. You sound like a really pleasant person, by the way.

Not the PP but that Sacks program is a joke. It is not a school responsibility to feed these kids in and especially out of school. I want taxes set aside for education going to actually educate my children, not feeding poor kids all weekend long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the reason it is offered to all is so the poor kids don't feel singled out.

Who cares? Enough of this politically correct crap. The food at schools are overly processed, full of sugar and carbs. Why should taxpayers pay for that slop for all the kids. 90% of the kids in my son's school bring a lunch. What is wrong with parents these days??

Guess your kid goes to a wealthy school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't care what the teacher above said. It is a Robin Hood affect. Offering this program to only Title 1 schools is a scam. You either offer it to ALL kids in all schools or none at all. If we didn't have a million poor illegals now going to MC schools, the FARMS rates wouldn't be nearly as high. Take a look at the FARMS increase in the last 10 years to the 550% increase to illegal immigrant's children entering the schools district the past 10 years. It also affects teacher/student ratios.

When do you say enough with overtaxing us. School is school. Why not feed them breakfast, lunch, snack and send them home with a boxed dinner too? I guess parents can continue to be lazy while schools and out tax dollars are responsible for everything.

You need Jesus and I am not joking.

[Anonymous]

.... back to the OP's question:

In our (high FARMS but no longer Title I) school, there is the rotation of foods as described above, and drink offerings include not only white milk but also chocolate and "strawberry" milk. (Ick.)

I also struggle to get enough food into my tiny and very picky DC, and she doesn't like the foods that are offered at breakfast, but I send her every day with an extra breakfast "snack" (dry cereal in a baggie, or sometimes a small muffin) and an extra water bottle. She has those while her classmates have the school-provided breakfast. Although she does eat a decent breakfast at home, I think this extra snack, about 90 minutes after she first ate at home, helps her concentrate in the morning till lunchtime.

[Anonymous]

The lack of compassion in some of these posts is frightening. And I pray that some of these people never get laid off or suffer some sort of economic setback.

[Anonymous]

I am not sure if there are many tax dollars going to fund the Smart Sack program. My understanding is that it is largely funded by corporations and churches or other nonprofits.
http://www.mannafood.org/index.cfm?page=smart-sacks