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I know that because my kids have been in those schools for years now. Pyle Middle School barely had a cafeteria staff (i think one part-time  person) a few years ago because they are assigned based on how many meals are made each day. So cut the attitude. I know more than you do about what goes on in my community that you likely don’t live in. And stop blaming Bethesda and Potomac for all your problems. I’m not saying my tax dollars shouldn’t help support you, so you shouldn’t be so resentful of my kid getting something either. If you want to play that game though, you should support getting rid of the county school system and letting each town fund their own.  Let’s see how you like that. [/quote]

What are you talking about?[/quote]

I’m talking about prior poster who was complaining his tax dollars are being used to provide free meals to the “rich” kids in Bethesda and Potomac. First, those kids aren’t taking the free meals. Second, even if they do, what’s wrong with that?  We have a county system. I pay more in taxes than he does and I’m not complaining that my kids’ schools get less $ per kid (although I think it is unfair in many ways). But if he wants to say that his money shouldn’t go to my kids, maybe my money shouldn’t go to his. Most states in the northeast do not use a county system. Each town funds and runs their own system. So if he wants to play that game, let’s play it for real. Bethesda can fund and run its own system. And Gaithersburg can fund and run it’s own system. Somehow I don’t think he will like that very much. [/quote]

I completely agree. Sadly there are a few posters on DCUM who have a chip on their shoulder about what they perceive to be wealthy, spoiled, people in certain areas. An acquaintance of mine used to make snide comments about racist, entitled folk in Bethesda all the time, until his kid was bullied in school in Silver Spring, and suddenly he understood that stuff happens in every school, and people aren't necessarily nicer elsewhere...[/quote]

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