Citing ‘hungry, frustrated’ kids, another school district drops 1st Lady’s lunch

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Citing ‘hungry, frustrated’ kids, another school district drops First Lady’s lunch menu

By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org

GLENVILLE, N.Y. – If the goal of the federal school lunch overhaul is to improve outcomes for children, somebody should tell its chief cheerleader – First Lady Michelle Obama – that it’s actually backfiring.

Officials in New York’s Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake school district have become the latest to opt out of the National School Lunch Program, citing “hungry, frustrated children plus lost income.”

“[Food service manager Nicky] Boehm and her staff worked hard to implement the new regulations, but there were just too many problems and too many foods that students did not like and would not purchase. Students complained of being hungry with these lunches and the district lost money. I’m confident we can do better on our own next year,” assistant superintendent Chris Abdoo said in a news release.

Wa-HOO!!!!!! 

[Wineslob]

I'm still trying to figure out where these "hungry kids who don't get food at home" are. Most of them look like they haven't missed ANY meals.


A bit of reality:


http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2013/06/02/even-matt-damon-and-beyonce-could-not-sell-the-true-child-hunger-statistic/