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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not want income verification if that means that the kids in my classroom go hungry.  For many of those kids, it's the only meal a day they get.  If they require paperwork, parents who don't understand the system, don't speak English, maybe don't have a regular job that gives a W2 (Many of my kids' parents are house cleaners and day laborers.  It's all under the table) won't be getting a decent meal.[/quote]

I'm sure you can implement an income verification system that would avoid kids going hungry.  You can have a box on the form saying you don't have the information but you certify that you meet the income requirements.  You can have teachers/administrators using discretion to make sure kids are getting fed.  I think the idea that we only have two options - no income verification and abuse vs. income verification and kids starving is a false one. [/quote]

The county is bleeding money.

Income verification is used for many services in life. There is no reason that it should not be used for 13 years of free meals and all the benefits that go with being in the FARMS program (free gym uniforms, reduced price parking passes at the high school level - it is NOT just free meals.)

Hello, I an anon, and I live in the Parklawn School District, which has a very high FARMS rate, and I would applaud a full audit of FCPS' FARM Program, to root out blatant fraud and unscrupulous parents looking for a free ride. None of this is free. We do not get nearly enough federal money for educating FARMS students to justify not having some form of income verification.

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