good, and sad that food is now a literal carrot to get kids to come to school
this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2025
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Its not to get kids to come to school, its so they aren't hungry, b/c kids shouldn't be starving. And kids also do better in school when they aren't hungry.
I agree in principle, but then the "boost attendance" quote seems to suggest that more kids are coming rather than the same kids are performing better, suggesting food is genuinely problem for a lot of families
It should also be that if attendance is mandatory then a free lunch should be provided.
Same rule as long running meetings, actually. Could call it the unified law of mandatory snacks.