School Lunches Sould Be Free by Law

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Students learn and do their best when they are hungry, and uncomfortable! That makes perfect sense right? If you’re like most Americans, this may be one of the most ridiculous statements you have ever heard. I know I have never done anything better hungry. Many students sit through their lunch time at school because they have no food to eat because they don’t have the money to afford it, or they are not able to bring food from home for various reasons. This is why many schools have free and reduced lunch programs. But not everybody can apply for these programs; even middle class families in today’s economy sometimes can’t give their child cash every day. Times are tough, and every family is different. These are good programs, but they are not good enough. One child missing a meal, and going hungry is too many in my book. That’s why I think it should be at least a state law in North Carolina, if not a federal law, that offers free lunch in all public schools for all students, regardless of income. This way it’s simple, cost effective and easy, and nobody will be singled out, or go hungry if they do not bring their lunch from home.
Besides students’ needs as being my main reason, free lunch on the contrary to popular belief, is not free. It’s paid for. Tax dollars pay for public education and that is lunch include, so why would there be an added on two dollars for school lunch? Also, giving kids free meals at school will cut administrative costs. (Resnikoff, 2014). You will not need an extra three or four computers in each line, that most schools have, and you won’t need cashiers for these lines either. These computers, and other saved resources can go to other areas of the school. In October 2013 a Dallas School District began pr...

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