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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Plenty of high SES families wont sent their kids to immersion. Im one of them. A block away from Bruce Monroe. The kids can't read or write in any language. No thanks. Its definitely not Oyster.[/quote]

Go tell the other poster who is convinced if there were more immersion schools the rich families would flock to them.

[quote]Seems to me they do very little checking to see who legitimately does or doesn't qualify, so that "75%-90%" number could well be made up.

No, it DOESN'T make sense to just figure on feeding them all for free. What about parents who make their kids lunches for allergy reasons or other dietary reasons? What about those who can and should perfectly well pay their own way for a school lunch?

And doesn't it foster a culture of unrealistic expectation, where there's a free lunch to be expected everywhere?
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http://dc.gov/DCPS/Beyond+the+Classroom/Food+Services/Application+for+Free+and+Reduced+Meals
Apparently 88 schools qualify for universal free lunch regardless of the family's financial sitatuion

There's nothing to stop a parent from packing a lunch from home for students even if they get a free lunch at school. [/quote]

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