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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When will the cycle of bad parenting ever end?  Parents are the ones responsible for feeding their kids.  They shouldn't let their kids go hungry, nor should they instill a notion that the kids should depend on others for food.[/quote]

Once again the privilege of DCUM stuns and amazes.  Are you really this frickin sheltered, ignorant, or obnoxious?  Apparently you don't know there are Americans who are hard-working or willing to be hardworking who still do not earn enough to meet all of their family's needs.  There are also others growing up in such drastic poverty with little resources or models to get out of it.  And yes, there are also parents who are just plain old screwed up, could feed their kids, but opt not to.  But you know what? Even on my ZCPS caseload that group is minuscule.  Most families have real, concrete obstacles that lead to their kids being hungry.

No one here is suggesting that other parents in the school are responsible for feeding these kids.  But if those kids are hungry, a caring parent mentioning it to the school may trigger an engagement of heir parent that may lead to some needed help.

Kids with insufficient nutrition: their bodies and minds aren't as healthy, they don't learn as well, they don't remember as well -> they don't do as well in school -> they don't finish school -> the negative trajectory continues.  It's real, it's complex, and it isn't the kids' fault.  Telling a school official you are concerned about whether some kids at the school are adequately fed is NOT "installing a notion that kids should depend on others for food".  Neither is bringing extra snacks, frankly.  Parents of my kids' friends and I bring extra snacks all the time.  And if there were kids nearby who always seemed extra starving, if their parent was cool I'd sometimes bring extras for them too.

PP you should really hope you never have a humbling experience where you are not able to care for your kids the way you want.  You sound like you're so sheltered, you'd never survive.[/quote]

Don't give me that crap.  I grew up poor.  GENUINELY poor.  Spent a lot of time on little but beans and rice, but at least my mom made sure I had something to eat.  Not "poor" as in showing up for FARMS meals wearing $200 sneakers, licensed NBA and NFL gear and festooned with The North Face as they do around DC.  Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are some genuinely poor in DC, but there are also a whole lot of people with screwed up priorities in DC, not to mention a whole lot of outright scam artists who should be perfectly capable of fending for themselves and their families instead of trying to get everything for free from everyone else.[/quote]

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