Divison of the races?
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THAT'S MEAN!! talk 2 the princiapal and give your comments.
it's the only way.
You should try to set up a meeting with the principal, and possibly some other parents of students who feel the same way as you do. I remember my first few years of grade school, I recieved free lunch, but none of the other kids knew. The first few days of school the students would tell the cashier their names and that they were supposed to get free lunch and she would look up the names on her paper to make sure. Then the cashier just kind of got used to the same kids every day and knew who got free lunch. It was never a big deal and lunch flowed smoothly for all the kids.
Just try to explain to the principal what you witnessed in the cafeteria and try to come up with a better plan, maybe the one I gave would work for your childs school.
Good Luck.
A quick suggestion, and you might want to propose this to the principal:
At my son's school, they are dismissed for lunch by class (or by grade). They get their lunch with their class and sit at a table with their class, and then after they are finished eating, they are free to play with their friends at recess. It solves the whole division problem pretty easily.
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Lmao You are making race an issue when it has nothing to do with that. Usually thats how lunch works unfortunately...take the issue to the principal but it's not a race thing. Im black with a single parent mother who dont make alot and i still brought my lunch if i wanted to, or stood in the line. My "real" friends saved a seat for me... so ummm its not a race issue, just a nomal lunch time and real friend issue.
This is not an issue of race (although it seems the poor children are predominantly black) but it is socially divisive. No child should have to be pointed out as poor. Please talk to your principal teacher and explain that this is wrong. There must be a more discreet way for those receiving free meals which is an ENTITLEMENT NOT CHARITY to have them.
One school gave all the children a 'ticket'. Those who paid and those who had free meals had the same ticket which was exchanged for the meal so no one was the wiser.
Simple remedy. Kids must sit with their classes during lunch.
I am black. Lived in a predominantly white community and never recieved free lunch. That is up to the parents. Most times if you recieve totally free lunch, your parents recieve food stamps. I don't believe for a second that there is no way a child can't bring their lunch some days. You should let your child bring a beautiful lunch 2 or 3 time a week. I would be humiliated if I had to stand in that line...EVERYDAY. I have 5 boys and they all take their lunch and on certain days when they see something they like, I'll let them buy their lunch. Sitting them with their class won't really solve the problem, the white kids with cold lunch still will be seated and finished faster. I think it just looks like that to you, because you seen your baby in the line and not sitting with his friends. Good luck with school, so he can be seated first at that certain table, too.
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