Schools Crack Down on Parents Not Paying for Lunch

[Blake]

I'm sure you see that money on a daily basis, where is it?... In some city council mans pocket? Where does it go? tell us all! It sure as doesn't go towards school lunches.

You think those tourist ride that hot smelly bus for 8 hours just to see that nasty mud creek you call a river? They come to see the Alamo. And besides the river has been making money for years now who said it needed to be expanded. No one is against fixing your precious money maker, we just want the kids to be fed first is that to much to ask?

They are getting fed. Cheese sandwich, fruit and milk. What do you want to feed them?

City council also has very very very little to do with determining how funds are appropriated for public schools other than helping to push some school district propositions for raising property taxes.

But there's also this to ponder:
If the river looks like crap, then tourism starts to die out and the city/county starts to lose some tax revenue, which in turn might cause some of the city/county programs to get cut, which means neighborhoods start looking like crap, which means property values start to depreciate, which means that school district funds from property get cut, which means that the cheese sandwich/fruit/milk may end up getting cut in favor of the more economical cheese cracker/one grape/water

Bottom line: not fixing up the river can ultimately lead to an even hungrier student.

Is it really this enjoyable for you to post ignorant post after ignorant post?

[SAGambler]

"The last thing I want is my [daughter] getting hurt," said the mother whose daughter was upset by being pulled out of the lunch line. " Especially at school, where I think they're safe."

Then pay your ing bill!!! Don't expect the rest of the taxpayers to foot the bill for your daughters hot lunch.

[Blake]

when has it looked like and what does that have to do with kids not eating?

you're the one that said "we just want our kids fed first"

My sister had a shop on the river those people are there to take advantage of tourist selling them pace picante sauce for 8.00 dollars a jar and a 2.00 dollar pinata for 20 dollars so don't try and make us feel sorry for those people BTW they have to know someone to get a shop on the river and there are more kick backs then a Houston Texans game.

Your argument for the poor people trying to earn a living off the tourist is breaking my heart how about the millions out of jobs due to Wall mart?

huh?

And what ties do you have to the downtown san antonio for you to be so passionate about it? You might as well come clean.



Oh and another thing what is the tourist tax for? Isn't that the way this city empties the pockets of the poor tourist? poor people are are getting taxed to death so they can ride on some crusty dirty ass barge in the hot sun on some polluted lake while hopefully they don't get pissed on by some kids on the bridge up ahead, just to end up paying 15 dollars for a cheesy ass Polaroid picture of the excruciating experience?

you don't read much do you?

go back to watching your 911 conspiracy videos.

[2Blonde]

Out in boonies (SVHS) we pay the following:
CISD School Lunch Meal Prices for 2008-09 (elementary lunch $2.10,
secondary lunch $2.35, adult lunch $2.85)

In elementary that's a good price but middle & high schoolers rarely get the standard meal. They usually go through the ala-carte line. My daughter and I have this discussion at least 6 times a year...
Me: Why are you spending so much at lunch?
Her: The regular lunch line is too long so I go through the ala-carte line so I have time to eat.
Me: Well, try to make better choices, you're eating too much pizza, fries, etc... Also, take a water bottle from home and refill it. I'm tired of paying for bottled water when we have an RO system right here at home.
Her: Okay, whatever! (roll eyes)
And then she goes right back to spending 3-5$ a day!

[unibrow]

Anyone else notice the hostility in Blake's postings?

[Blake]

Anyone else notice the hostility in Blake's postings?

I noticed.

He must really think mouse is a jabbering fool.

[Nbadan]

I agree with Mouse, all students should get a free lunch, but they should earn it by doing small odd jobs around the school.....

[miklo velka]

Back in the day I used to play Gauntlet or PaperBoy at the convenience store with my lunch money. After a few times of not paying the lunch lady told my mom and she whooped my ass.

[MissAllThat]

Out in boonies (SVHS) we pay the following:
CISD School Lunch Meal Prices for 2008-09 (elementary lunch $2.10,
secondary lunch $2.35, adult lunch $2.85)

In elementary that's a good price but middle & high schoolers rarely get the standard meal. They usually go through the ala-carte line. My daughter and I have this discussion at least 6 times a year...
Me: Why are you spending so much at lunch?
Her: The regular lunch line is too long so I go through the ala-carte line so I have time to eat.
Me: Well, try to make better choices, you're eating too much pizza, fries, etc... Also, take a water bottle from home and refill it. I'm tired of paying for bottled water when we have an RO system right here at home.
Her: Okay, whatever! (roll eyes)
And then she goes right back to spending 3-5$ a day!

Yeah, I think lunch in my high school was something like $0.80...of course i went through the a la carte lines and ended up spending $2-3 a day instead. Then I decided I couldn't eat that nonsense either because it was so much. I ended up bringing a sandwich...which later turned into a granola bar for lunch and spending a dollar on something to drink.

[Blake]

I agree with Mouse, all students should get a free lunch, but they should earn it by doing small odd jobs around the school.....

so it really wouldn't be a free lunch.....