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Oh yes, it all starts with the individual.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on December 2, 2011 at 12:00 PM
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In the beginning many children were coming to school without having a good breakfast! Learning and nutrition are one in the same if you will. Low income families were the priority but anyone could purchase the breakfast (I am referring to the time I worked in public schools)! As time passes people find ways to beat the system or put constraints on it or improve it or even ruin it! This is merely another entitlement program aimed at feeding low income students that manifested itself. It has been around a long time per this quote: The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946. Source: HERE sam 
posted by
sam444
on December 2, 2011 at 7:53 AM
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the pride on that second bumper sticker says more than nutrition.
it says the whole family package. love concern years of helping a child to reach their potential.....with moral values and attitude values, a work ethic...and yes proper nutrition eaten together around the family table.
posted by
Kabu
on December 2, 2011 at 7:32 AM
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That's been the problem all along
First, everyone assumed that parents were carefully monitoring what their children ate. Then, everyone assumed that it was the school's, and the government's, responsibility to see that the children were eating right, which some parents agreed with, and others did not. Of course the primary responsibility lies with the parents! And as for those "honor student" accolades, well . . . those bumper stickers are practically given away through no special effort on the children's part, so I wouldn't read too much credibility into those.
posted by
JimmyA
on December 2, 2011 at 5:25 AM
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