Is America less free than China? After reading this news article, im starting to wonder:

https://www.10tv.com/article/kids-could-end-foster-care-over-lunch-debt-school-district-warns-parents-2019-jul?fbclid=IwAR1M-0pkzr2kR8E6OehZgk5vMNpF0CNk75LZV_oFxkgJfyGC385LOheCxmM

foster care over lunch debt, school district warns parents

WEATHER WARNINGS (25)
>
MENU
Kids could end up in foster care over lunch debt, school district warns parents - WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio | Columbus News, Weather & Sports

Kids could end up in foster care over lunch debt, school district warns parents

Kids could end up in foster care over lunch debt, school district warns parents NATIONAL NEWS
File Photo - Lunch at elementary school in NY (AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)

ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUBLISHED: 07/19/19 02:54 PM EDT

KINGSTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania school district is warning that children could end up in foster care if their parents do not pay overdue school lunch bills.

The letters sent recently to about 1,000 parents in Wyoming Valley West School District have led to complaints from parents and a stern rebuke from Luzerne County child welfare authorities.

The district says that it is trying to collect more than $20,000, and that other methods to get parents to pay have not been successful. Four parents owe at least $450 apiece.

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

Mamapolo2016 · F

@NativeOregonian No, it actually doesn’t. Tattoos and manicures, etc, are not necessities.

Food for your child’s lunch IS a necessity. My point was that if a parent is so occupied with their own [i]wants[/i] that they ignore their child’s [i]needs[/i] then maybe foster care should be considered.

However, if a parent can demonstrate that they are doing their part to provide for their children, then the taxpayers should step in to make sure that child is properly nourished and prepared to learn and thrive. And regardless of the reasons, our children should never be deprived of necessities. But the parents who can provide and don’t should be penalized.

NativeOregonian · 51-55

@Mamapolo2016 It a parent cannot afford to pay for their child's school lunch, logic dictates they cannot afford that stuff either. School lunches should be provided free of charge, period.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@NativeOregonian Yes, logic does dictate that. But logic does not always drive the way people spend their money.

I assure you I am all about helping people - especially children - get a helping hand.

NativeOregonian · 51-55

@Mamapolo2016 Then those parents do not deserve their children.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@NativeOregonian My point.

This comment is hidden. Show Comment

Mamapolo2016 · F

@GeorgiaHoodlum I agree with you both.