Traumatic Brain Injury Centers

In many counties around the U.S. school districts are offering free breakfasts to students under the theory that if you’re hungry then you aren’t at your best. They’re hoping to see an increase in grades and standardized test scores, especially in poor schools where students are often short on good scores and good meals. Will it work? I am sure it will, to some degree.

What I find so interesting is the extreme nature of the comments about these programs. Holy cow! People are angry about providing breakfast!

Here’s a sample (from here).

“And this is yet ANOTHER reason why I, as a teacher, have just moved to another county!”

“I, as a taxpayer am fed up with the PBC school board and their reckless squandering of my tax $$. If people want to have kids THEY should be forced to provide for them.” (Ed: There is definitely squandering…but not on this program!)

“Stop all FREE food programs (maybe we should teach the kids that there is no such thing as a FREE lunch, or anything else)”

“How scary is is that we allow the same people that bring us the IRS, DMV, and Social Security to TEACH OUR KIDS?!?!?!?” (Ed: Good point…it is scary!)

“Why should I as a taxpayer subsidize free breakfast for all?”

“The qualification for free breakfast/lunch is $26k for a family of four. Really, consider living on that w/2 children, or as a single parent w/3 children, and I would assume we have a parent who possibly leaves home before the children have breakfast. Judge not, that ye be not judged. Be grateful these children are being fed a nutritious breakfast, for they are probably in need.”

What do you think? Leave us a comment!

-Allen Dobkin