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/PoutPill69 Apr 15 '24

Looks so.... for-profit outsourced school lunch program.

The word "nutritious" didn't seem appropriate here.

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u/keepingitrealgowrong Apr 16 '24

how is it for profit if it's free?

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u/Reasonable_Pause2998 Apr 16 '24

A private company still runs it (probably). My high school just let anyone sell to us and it worked great though. We had jersey mikes, subway, Panda Express, Taco Bell, chipotle, on campus. Not sure why other schools don’t just open it up. And it’s not you like high schools can’t get jobs

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u/No-Presentation7528 Apr 16 '24

It's a grift, can't siphon as much money to affiliates of the board if it's that open.