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| otto-san:
--- Quote from: Metario on February 25, 2017, 01:31:51 AM ---Yes. My school abuses this program heavily to attempt to get more money out of the government. The students here- they have iPhones, all the latest stuff, their parents are rich (and they have money!), but they get free lunches. --- End quote --- i went to one high school that had free lunch because it had a highly low-income composition, so people that didn't necessarily need it still got free lunch, but that was a separate tier or some stuff. i don't know the specifics of the law here but it could very well be the same kind of situation where the funds were offered based on a look on overall school demographics rather than looking at any individual students |
| Metario:
--- Quote from: Darryl McKoy on February 25, 2017, 01:33:54 AM ---I'm looking for numbers, not anecdotes --- End quote --- We serve about ~6,654 lunches that are free/reduced. (2012 was a year where I think school was shut down) |
| Metario:
--- Quote from: Metario on February 25, 2017, 01:45:29 AM --- We serve about ~6,654 lunches that are free/reduced. (2012 was a year where I think school was shut down) --- End quote --- From first-hand experience, ~50% of the people who get free lunches end up throwing it away or not eating it at all. |
| Darryl McKoy:
--- Quote from: Metario on February 25, 2017, 01:48:15 AM ---From first-hand experience, ~50% of the people who get free lunches end up throwing it away or not eating it at all. --- End quote --- I meant official numbers around abuse, not numbers served and then another anecdote to estimate lol. Has there been an official probe? |
| PhantOS:
--- Quote from: Darryl McKoy on February 25, 2017, 01:51:34 AM ---I meant official numbers around abuse, not numbers served and then another anecdote to estimate lol. Has there been an official probe? --- End quote --- there is no number or statistic for the amount of free lunches being abused. nobody has bothered conducting research on the topic, and the only company that receives the school lunch statistics are National School Lunch Program, and they have no way of checking financial statements of families who they allow eligibility of. In other words, the only 'proof' is anecdotes of several forumers. |
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