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Old 03-03-2014, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
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well 5th grader came home at 11 and said she had LUNCH at 9:30. REALLY??? They feel they have to serve up lunch when school is being dismissed early. I was surprised. She bought today and of course didn't eat very much that early as I'm sure most kids didn't either so the food goes to waste after all but the school gets the money. Anyway just wondering if other schools fed their kids lunch early in the morning cause of early dismissal.
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Old 03-03-2014, 09:49 AM
 
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I believe that lunch is still served because some kids get most of their nutrition from school.
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Old 03-03-2014, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
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I believe that lunch is still served because some kids get most of their nutrition from school.
understandable and sad.
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Old 03-03-2014, 10:03 AM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, formerly NoVA and Phila
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No Kudzu, I have you beat. My daughter ate lunch at 9:05. (My son ate at 10:20 - lucky him!)

Seriously, if the school doesn't serve lunch, then it doesn't count as a school day. At least that's how it was in all of the other school districts I've been involved with.
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Old 03-03-2014, 10:33 AM
 
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The relevant statute makes no mention of lunch as determining whether a day counts as an instructional day.
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Old 03-03-2014, 10:42 AM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, formerly NoVA and Phila
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The relevant statute makes no mention of lunch as determining whether a day counts as an instructional day.
Interesting, that's what we were always told in my other districts, not that I ever checked their state statutes, either.
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Old 03-03-2014, 10:49 AM
 
Location: Chapelboro
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Yes, I think it's both. They need to serve lunch to have it count as a school day and the kids on free and reduced lunches will go hungry if they don't get fed at school. I wonder how much more trouble it would be to make up and pass out boxed lunches to take home instead of having incredibly early lunches in the cafeteria at school, though? Some of the kids get free breakfast, too, so they've just eaten at 7:40am and then have to turn around and have lunch 2 hrs later.
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Old 03-03-2014, 10:54 AM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, formerly NoVA and Phila
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More importantly than the poor kids having to go hungry, the school district doesn't get its federal funds if the kids don't get served lunch.

From this site: Federal School Nutrition Programs

"States use federal funds to reimburse local school food authorities, on a monthly or quarterly basis, based on their records of lunches served in the previous month or quarter. The total amount of reimbursement a school food authority receives is calculated by multiplying the number of lunches of each type provided (free, reduced price, or paid) by the federally set reimbursement rates."
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Old 03-03-2014, 11:33 AM
 
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Yes, I think it's both. They need to serve lunch to have it count as a school day and the kids on free and reduced lunches will go hungry if they don't get fed at school. I wonder how much more trouble it would be to make up and pass out boxed lunches to take home instead of having incredibly early lunches in the cafeteria at school, though? Some of the kids get free breakfast, too, so they've just eaten at 7:40am and then have to turn around and have lunch 2 hrs later.

As a teacher at a local elementary school, I can tell you that we care about feeding the kids who count on their school lunch as a primary source of nutrition. Yes, I'm sure somebody further up the line and on the business operations side will care about getting the funding. On the other hand, my daughter's high school does not serve lunch on early dismissal days - whether scheduled or due to inclement weather. Haven't figured that one out yet.

I can't imagine if our cafeteria ladies had to prepare box lunches on spaghetti day, for example. When my students don't eat their full lunch, I try to get them to take home the unbitten apple or the unpeeled banana. Nothing makes me sadder than seeing food thrown out. This happens all the time whether it's subsidized or out of Mom and Dad's wallet.
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Old 03-03-2014, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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well 5th grader came home at 11 and said she had LUNCH at 9:30. REALLY??? They feel they have to serve up lunch when school is being dismissed early. I was surprised. She bought today and of course didn't eat very much that early as I'm sure most kids didn't either so the food goes to waste after all but the school gets the money. Anyway just wondering if other schools fed their kids lunch early in the morning cause of early dismissal.
I think it's the law in elementary school if they participate in the program. They are required to serve it.
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