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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I truly feel that schools need to focus on EDUCATION.  There are plenty of other government agencies and non-profits who can do the rest.

Schools can’t do everything.  Focus on one thing (teaching kids) and let other organizations handle the rest.  [/quote]

From an efficiency and value for money standpoint, it makes a lot of sense to serve kids where they are physically located. If you want to be sure kids get a healthy breakfast and lunch, then serving it to them directly conserves valuable resources and limits opportunities for fraud/misuse.

Similarly, embedding medical clinics in the highest needs schools saves taxpayer resources because the children are already there, elementary schools tend to be walking distance to homes, and schools can function as a distribution hub.

What I think folks fail to understand, however, is that MCPS funds are largely not going to those items. Free and reduced price breakfasts and lunches come from federal funds, while money for social services or medical care is a mix of federal/state/county funds. It's not being diverted from education - it's just being physically delivered in the place where kids/families are anyway. [/quote]

I thought the bulk of MCPS funds went to fund central office bloat?[/quote]

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