[bgill]

We’ve had free breakfast for everyone for ever and most kids are already on free or reduced lunch. Of course, mine pay full price. Any wonder why I can hardly pay our property taxes?

[beaversmom]

I've told this story before, but I'll tell it again. My kids started at a charter school that was in its first year for the 2008/2009 school year. We didn't end up staying there, but that's not the story. A charter in its first year can't have a hot lunch program for some reason--at least in this area. Every child had to bring their own lunch. Now the school is in it's second year. They've got a hot lunch program. How many of those kids where their parents could afford to send them to school with a lunch last year are now participating in free/reduced lunches? If our other schools in this area are any indication, I betcha it's now over 50%.