Lunch is an ordinary and vital part of the day, especially for little ones learning in school, so we can totally identify with the anger of parents in this story.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School, in Florida, has hit the headlines over what parents have deemed an ‘unfair’ and ‘discriminatory’ lunch policy.
An incentive programme created to encourage high achievers sees the top students being given better spots in the lunch line, with less successful kids being placed at the back and often eating much later.
The high-achievers are given incentive cards that allow them certain perks, including a free cookie from the school café, and computer game time as well as the best spots in the lunch line.
According to complaints from parents of the ‘no-card kids’, those who don’t have the privilege of an incentive card often end up eating last, sometimes getting as little as 10 minutes to eat lunch.
As you can imagine, parents are outraged over the clear discrimination between the groups, with one mum, Sonya Brown, expressing her concern to Fox.
“The no-card kids either have a ‘C’ or a conduct issue. They eat last. We could be cutting the kids who need to be eating most at school and only giving them 10 minutes,” she said.
A petition has now been launched via Change.org to scrap the scheme, branding it unfair, discriminatory and in violation of a student’s right to privacy.
