school lunch debt
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Philando Castile’s Mom Donated $8,000 to Clear School Lunch Debt. But We Can Do Better
It’s just one of the ways Valerie Castile is upholding her son’s legacy. Before Philando Castile, a beloved cafeteria supervisor in St. Paul, Minn., was shot and killed by a police officer during a routine traffic stop in July 2016, he was known for the care and generosity he demonstrated towards the kids he served.…
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Chobani Yogurt Company Helps Pay Lunch Debt for Warwick, RI, Schoolchildren [Updated]
Rhode Island’s Warwick Public Schools faced controversy earlier this week when the district announced that students with unpaid lunch balances would be denied hot food. Now yogurt brand Chobani is stepping up to pay off almost $48,000 of the $77,000 worth of student debts, CNN reports. In what many have called a method of shaming…
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Rhode Island School District Accused of Punishing Children with Cold Sandwiches for Outstanding Lunch Debts
Each of us have fond memories of gossiping with our homegirls or talking hoops with our homeboys over whatever delicious feasts our school cafeterias served up that day. As a teenager, Taco Salad Day was all the fuel I needed for those infamous rap battles in the school courtyard, and you’re a liar if you…