A group of parents in Attleboro, Mass., are outraged after they learned their children were denied lunch or forced to throw away their trays of food after some school workers were concerned they could not pay for lunch.
The children affected were those who had no cash with them, or their pre-paid accounts did not have enough funds to cover lunch. Some reportedly had over-extended accounts.
Kids cried and reportedly went home hungry. Some children offered to share their meals with those who could not have lunch.
John Greaves, a parent of an 11-year-old fifth grader told the media he was angry, stating “there are people in prison who are getting meals, my daughter, an honor student, is going hungry.”
He indicated if the school had notified him, he would have brought money in.
Approximately 25 students were affected, reported Raw Story. The incident occurred at the Robert J. Coelho Middle School.