"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:32:35 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
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>>> On 9/9/2014 8:07 AM, sf wrote:
>>> > On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 08:55:48 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> My family qualified for free school lunches when I was a kid, after
>>> >> my
>>> >> dad died and left eight kids behind. My mom practically cried when
>>> >> the
>>> >> program was implemented, since money was so tight. But after a few
>>> >> encounters with lunch ladies and fellow students who had the same
>>> >> cruel attitude toward us as *you* have, we all decided going hungry
>>> >> was better than exposing ourselves to other people's daily disdain.
>>> >>
>>> >> **** you very much.
>>> >
>>> > That's exactly why they are experimenting with making it free for all.
>>> > Those who want to eat at home, can. Those who can't or don't want to
>>> > eat at home (I'm not someone who likes to eat early) can eat at
>>> > school.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> But there is no "free" - and there needs to be metrics and
>>> accountability regardless of how many meals are made available.
>>
>> I am paying for public education which includes an athletic program
>> and books, I am willing to pay for a few meals to go with it.
>
> Me too. I did check with someone who knows firsthand about the free for
> all breakfast here, and they did raise the prices of the lunches from 2.00
> to 2.50 at the same time. She said that a lot of kids started bringing
> lunch from home then, but the cafeteria is still busy.
>
> Cheri

I just looked up ours. $2.75 for elementary school and $3.00 for secondary
which I assume is Jr. High and High School. Says that breakfast is $1.50 or
$1.75 depending on the school. Reduced price breakfast is free to all. K-3
is free. After that it's 40 cents but the way it reads to me, reduced price
milk on its own is 50 cents.

http://wwwnew.nsd.org/Page/336

Maybe the meal does not include milk? I don't know. Angela has not bought
any meals since early in 1st grade. The high school does sometimes sell
things by the piece. Such as the banana bread that she got the other day.
The Jr. High did as well but far less things. So once in a great while she
will get a piece of food but never a meal. Her lunch break comes so late in
the day that it just makes more sense for her to eat just a little bit and
then eat more once she gets home. There really isn't a way to keep any
foods at a safe temp. until that late in the day. She has tried. So she
only brings some sort of small, shelf stable thing to eat. Like crackers.