Schools Should Ban "Lunch Shaming"

“In 2017, we’re taking hot lunches out of a child’s hands and throwing it away...We’re one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations in the world and we’re not feeding our children lunch. They are experiencing real hunger in the middle of the school day and to me that’s just unacceptable.” ―New Mexico State Senator Michael Padilla. Here’s a test with just one question: If a hungry child can’t afford to eat, should the adults in her school punish and humiliate her for not having lunch...