I get some school systems do not allow parents to pack lunches for the their children anymore.
But if that is what my child was being fed at school, they would have some sort of supplemental food to the lunch.
There are “rules” that must be followed when packing a kids lunch these days too. No PB&J, no greedy sweets to make other kids jealous, etc. We have all seen the stories of cafeteria monitors taking packed lunch items away from kids too.
Many of these parents get plenty of government assistance to be able to provide a bologna sandwich, apple, and a snack. Buy the school milk or drink water.
On the other hand I see schools offering breakfast, lunch and afterschool meals too.
Why?
Why?
Because we send babies home from the hospital with people who have no ability or even desire to care for them, many of whom are drug addicted.
Slightly before that new policy we literally began subsidizing fatherless homes.
Children who have parents who are not responsible enough to feed them have a much bigger problem than a missed meal.
In this area children and in the summer entire community is invited in for lunch . All meals are provided during school year and kids are sent home with weekend meals.
This is a nice middle class community. Encroaching powers of the district. Child abuse to leave neglected children with incompetent parents.