Many schools lunch foods are thrown away from children. They
can either be from elementary, middle, or high school. The reason behind of
that is because of bullying. When a child is qualified for free lunch or
reduced school lunch is because their parent’s low income. The children that receive
free school lunch don’t eat even if they are hungry. They starve themselves so
that they won’t get bullied by those who don’t receive free lunch. As they get
older they eat less. It’s a fear of being shamed and bullied. The New York City’s
Chancellor Carmen Farina created a program that made everyone eligible for free
lunch. The program “The Free School Lunch” wasn’t only for public schools, I was
also for private and charter schools. Carmen saw a different perspective from
those who get free lunch and get bullied and those who don’t get free food and
struggle to pay for school lunch. Carmen had made it easier for everyone and
made a big change with the program.
This article made me realized that this problem with school
lunch and us kids happens all over. It isn’t easy for those kids whose parents
have low income, they are afraid of being bullied and for those kids whose
parents receive too much money and still struggle to pay off school lunch food.
Children who receive free lunch foods shouldn’t be afraid, they’re eating. Many
kids all over don’t get free food. It’s food that you’re getting. They must remember
that you need food to survive. There’s nothing wrong with receiving free food.
Who wouldn’t want free food? It’s free. For those kids who don’t receive free school
lunch shouldn’t bully those who receive it. They shouldn’t see It as being poor
or being “richer” than them. We are all the same. I think that Carmen’s program
is great because many things that happen every day to a child can come to an
end. I hope it made children realize that they shouldn’t be ashamed about receiving
free lunch and had helped families with the payment of school lunch even if
their children won’t eat it.
Works Cited
Pearlman, Nina. "City Finally Does Something About Students Ashamed to Eat School Lunch."Villagevoice.com . September 8, 2017. September 13,2017.
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