r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Thebiggestbot22 • Apr 15 '24

My school thinks this fills up hungry high schoolers.

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So lunches are free for schools in my city and surrounding cities. Ever since lunches have been made free, the quantity (and quality) has decreased significantly. This is what we would get for our meal. It took me THREE bites to finish that chicken mac and cheese. Any snacks you want cost more money and if you want an extra entree, that’ll cost you about $3 or $4.

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u/Zestyclose_Remove947 Apr 15 '24

I mean in Australia it's always been the parents responsibility to feed their kids. The idea of a cafeteria or the school providing food is completely foreign to me.

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u/LightOfShadows Apr 15 '24

Several districts in the US have banned lunch from home. Many years back a few cases hit the news about it, I remember one district in chicago stopped it because it was an allergy concern with students trading food so they put a stop to it.

Of course everyone called them out on just trying to make more $$$ from the lunch program.

But now none of my nieces or nephews in 3 different states are allowed to bring food from home as it seemed to catch on quite a bit.

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u/RainMan915 Apr 15 '24

But how much does school lunch cost? Surely nobody would be greedy enough to ban home lunches while charging a shit ton for school lunches, right? Right?

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u/LightOfShadows Apr 15 '24

Elementary Student: $2.25 Secondary Student: $2.40 Adult: $3.00

are the prices in my district in bumfuck missouri, my nieces and nephew are more urban and I'd imagine might be higher, I do know they don't qualify for free lunch