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Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
why???
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Date: December 18, 2010 10:29PM
Are you just as upset as I am of the way people take advantage of the lunch program in FCPS. I do the right thing by taking care of my kids and paying all their expenses and others lie on the applications a get the free and reduced lunches and all the other benefits that go along with being on free and reduced lunch and I heard the parents laughing and telling other parents how to fill out the forms. THis is all happening during sporting events. Friday night I heard it again. Yes I was listening and hearing that they don't even have to pay for the SATs. When leaving they drive better car than I do. They also have jobs. One woman has a govt job. How can this happen? Maybe I am jealous. I just can't lie
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
whynot
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Date: December 18, 2010 11:08PM
I know what you mean, I am having a hard time buying my kids presentsfor Christmas and paying for everything my kid needs for his senior year in high school. it is very expensive. I make $45000 and have 2 kids to I qualify. When I asked last year the school said I make to much. Any ideas?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
curious
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Date: December 18, 2010 11:18PM
NEWSFLASH: Enraged Parents Attack Fairfax Underground!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
loosers
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Date: December 18, 2010 11:40PM
Several years ago, for a certain reason, I did some research on the "free and reduced" price lunch program. It was very interesting and shocking. Just as you say, it's a big sham. Only 3% of the applications are required to be audited. So what the h***, let's ALL apply!! There's a 97% chance that we get away with it. Those unlucky 3% that do get audited......just ignore the audit and you will be removed from the program.......with NO penalty! You mentioned free SAT......once on the free lunch program EVERYTHING is free. Any book fees, sports fees, driver's ed, etc.
The "system" does not want to remove anyone from this program. The more the merrier as the schools are awarded some type of grants / funding based on how many "low income" students they have. Low income students are counted by using this program. They do not want to lose these funds!
The "system" does not want to remove anyone from this program. The more the merrier as the schools are awarded some type of grants / funding based on how many "low income" students they have. Low income students are counted by using this program. They do not want to lose these funds!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
taxpayer
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Date: December 18, 2010 11:56PM
Then we as taxpayers need to complain. The kids of the taxpayers lose if this is the case. The schools offer less to compensate for the extra expenses of the families who are expecting everything to be covered for their kids. I would suspect half of the kids cause some of the trouble going on in the schools and really do not want to be there. Some of those are the ones that I see walking the streets during school time. I have to pay for sports for my kids an free and reduced kids don't pay and the also don't have to pay the $200 parking permit. How can they afford a car, insurance and gas if they are on free and reduced lunch?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
curious
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Date: December 18, 2010 11:58PM
The 'system' also doesn't audit your tax returns unless you go completely crazy with deductibles . . . the 'system' doesn't ticket everyone who breaks the speed limit . . . If you want to rely on some kind of bureaucratic bullshit to determine whether kids are eligible for free lunch or not give me a break.
You're probably the same types that want less government regulation over everything.
You're probably the same types that want less government regulation over everything.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
more curious
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Date: December 19, 2010 12:17AM
It is not fair to the honest hardworking parent that makes a couple thousand over the limit. It is not just a lunch but 10 months worth on breakfast, lunches, $100 per sport per child, $200 parking permit, course fee for some subjects that are $35 to $75 per semester. Some parents their child has to choose. Then those parents that have jobs paying more than the honest person but want someone else to pay their child expenses. That is what is wrong. You have to agree. Not to mention kids that don't even live in Fairfax County we are educating.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
curious
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Date: December 19, 2010 01:30AM
Listen, your child doesn't need to drive to school, that's -$200 for the parking pass, your child doesn't have to play sports, that's -$100, if you don't want to pay for art materials or wood for the shop don't take those courses. These are all voluntary expenses. . . .
The fact that you have dropped your 'anti free lunch' argument makes me think that you understand how subsides can be beneficial for a school, and society at large.
You're not really going to argue that some kids should not be fed in a school cafeteria because they cannot afford it- are you?
We've already established that some kind of mass-income 'free lunch' irs-style auditing would be an invasion of privacy, government bureaucratic madness, and inefficient in itself, right?
The idea that there's some kind of mass cheating system for 'free lunch' subsides in general makes me think there's something more going on here:
Times are tight, it seems like some people are taking the short road, cheating the system, and you're the one getting screwed . . .
Don't worry about it that much, let it pass. . . these cheaters aren't the real problem, and, in some form, they will always exist. The thing about society is, even though some people suck, and cheat, and are liars, most people seem to be trying to do whats right.
Just tell your kid to get a f*ing job to pay for his own sh*t!
The fact that you have dropped your 'anti free lunch' argument makes me think that you understand how subsides can be beneficial for a school, and society at large.
You're not really going to argue that some kids should not be fed in a school cafeteria because they cannot afford it- are you?
We've already established that some kind of mass-income 'free lunch' irs-style auditing would be an invasion of privacy, government bureaucratic madness, and inefficient in itself, right?
The idea that there's some kind of mass cheating system for 'free lunch' subsides in general makes me think there's something more going on here:
Times are tight, it seems like some people are taking the short road, cheating the system, and you're the one getting screwed . . .
Don't worry about it that much, let it pass. . . these cheaters aren't the real problem, and, in some form, they will always exist. The thing about society is, even though some people suck, and cheat, and are liars, most people seem to be trying to do whats right.
Just tell your kid to get a f*ing job to pay for his own sh*t!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Mr. Misery
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Date: December 19, 2010 02:00AM
it's Enron all over again. This is going to bring down the republic, I agree.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
ThePackLeader
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Date: December 19, 2010 02:36AM
I had some friends who were on reduced lunch, yet their families made more money than mine. One of them even purchased a $500,000 - $600,000 house, yet they were on reduced lunch assistance, at college too (Where they received tuition assistance, housing aid, and so forth).
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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
change
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Date: December 19, 2010 06:18AM
That just isn't right. The system was put in place to help the people who really need help. Those people are saying you tax payers pick up the tab for my kids so I can continue my lifestyle. What isn't it checked? Why do we let people do this? I would like to know how many people get this and really do not qualify. How can we change what is going on?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Dig Dug
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Date: December 19, 2010 06:38AM
I thought you had to provide a W-2?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
loosers
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Date: December 19, 2010 08:33AM
Dig Dug Wrote:
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> I thought you had to provide a W-2?
Yes, IF you are audited.......
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> I thought you had to provide a W-2?
Yes, IF you are audited.......
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
cdg
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:00AM
Does anyone know what proof a person has to show other than filling out the form? Everyone gets that form in the school mail.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
what child would want that label?
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:00AM
No kid at school wants to be known as a "free lunch" kid. I don't see many people cheating the system. Who would want to admit they are poor? Plus kids hate the lunch served at school.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
mmm
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:17AM
I just asked my kids - one in middle school the other high school if they know if kids have free lunch and they said the kids brag about it. Then they tell the kids how their parents "work the system" what ever that means. With so much being cut from the schools budget this is staring to wonder why they are not catching the people that are lying.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Tasteless Lunch
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:21AM
> ...Plus kids hate the lunch served at school.
The food served by the (self-supporting) food service of FCPS has been getting worse and worse as the admin folks who don't visit the schools make their decisions on nutritional content. The complaints about minor things like...you know...taste have been increasing overtly and covertly for years. Little packets of ketchup are highly in demand, yet those same admin folks mandated ONE per entree (try THAT on your nonmeat noncheese-burger). The little packets of hot sauce are gone, of course, so that fantastic way to disguise the lack of flavor is right out.
Eventually the food service will start losing money and employees will get laid off rather than the real cause - bad food - getting fixed.
At many schools the payment system is set up so kids don't (have to) reveal publicly that their food is reduced or free; just type in their number and make a "payment" (until recently, BTW, there was MAJOR theft/fraud with this payment system - not due to free lunch but due to stolen numbers being used multiple times - now an image of the number-owner is used to verify proper use).
The food served by the (self-supporting) food service of FCPS has been getting worse and worse as the admin folks who don't visit the schools make their decisions on nutritional content. The complaints about minor things like...you know...taste have been increasing overtly and covertly for years. Little packets of ketchup are highly in demand, yet those same admin folks mandated ONE per entree (try THAT on your nonmeat noncheese-burger). The little packets of hot sauce are gone, of course, so that fantastic way to disguise the lack of flavor is right out.
Eventually the food service will start losing money and employees will get laid off rather than the real cause - bad food - getting fixed.
At many schools the payment system is set up so kids don't (have to) reveal publicly that their food is reduced or free; just type in their number and make a "payment" (until recently, BTW, there was MAJOR theft/fraud with this payment system - not due to free lunch but due to stolen numbers being used multiple times - now an image of the number-owner is used to verify proper use).
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
I pack my kids lunch
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:26AM
My son swears they reheat old food. He also said the milk is not cold. Gross! It is easy and cheaper to make the kids lunch. I feel bad for the kids whose parents are too lazy to do this.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Dig Dug
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:28AM
loosers Wrote:
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> Dig Dug Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I thought you had to provide a W-2?
>
>
> Yes, IF you are audited.......
I thought when you sent the paper work back in you had to attach your W-2. I guess I will have to look at those papers next time we get them.
I saw a lady pay for the expensive baby formula with food stamps and leave in a newer model Lexus...WTF!
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> Dig Dug Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I thought you had to provide a W-2?
>
>
> Yes, IF you are audited.......
I thought when you sent the paper work back in you had to attach your W-2. I guess I will have to look at those papers next time we get them.
I saw a lady pay for the expensive baby formula with food stamps and leave in a newer model Lexus...WTF!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
loosers
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:29AM
cdg Wrote:
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> Does anyone know what proof a person has to show
> other than filling out the form? Everyone gets
> that form in the school mail.
Unless you are audited you don't have to provide any proof. If audited you are asked to submit documentation, i.e., W-2, pay stubs, court papers showing child support, etc. Now if you're making $75,000 and say your income is $0 then I don't know how / if they would catch you. Like I said before they really don't want to catch you. Do a search on cheating the free and reduced lunch program and you could be reading for a long time........
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> Does anyone know what proof a person has to show
> other than filling out the form? Everyone gets
> that form in the school mail.
Unless you are audited you don't have to provide any proof. If audited you are asked to submit documentation, i.e., W-2, pay stubs, court papers showing child support, etc. Now if you're making $75,000 and say your income is $0 then I don't know how / if they would catch you. Like I said before they really don't want to catch you. Do a search on cheating the free and reduced lunch program and you could be reading for a long time........
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
NeedChange
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:38AM
Then it is a time for change. Since the economy they way it is and most people do not have extra money, epecially at Christmas time, and reading about this scam of Free and Reduced lunch or county budgets or federal budgets this needs to stop. Maybe political person should start looking into it all. I have not really thought about it till reading this. If this is true county employees need to check out what people are submitting. I will call my child's school tomorrow and ask for a form to see what all is involved. I just throw it away when it comes.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:44AM
I agree. We always picked on and made fun of the free lunch kids, it was actually really nasty behavior now that I think back on it. Don't subject your kids to stuff like that just so you can scam a few bucks a week. I don't remember anyone abusing the program either, it was mostly used by the dirtbag kids who wore shitty clothing to school because there parents were losers. That's not a cool stigma to have when you're a teenager, don't force it upon your kids.
what child would want that label? Wrote:
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> No kid at school wants to be known as a "free
> lunch" kid. I don't see many people cheating the
> system. Who would want to admit they are poor?
> Plus kids hate the lunch served at school.
what child would want that label? Wrote:
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> No kid at school wants to be known as a "free
> lunch" kid. I don't see many people cheating the
> system. Who would want to admit they are poor?
> Plus kids hate the lunch served at school.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
really
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Date: December 19, 2010 09:50AM
I just checked the profile of the school where my child goes to school and it is 46%. Do you really think that half the school really qualifies for free and reduced lunch.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
dad2
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Date: December 19, 2010 10:16AM
All children should get basic lunch meal and milk or juice at taxpayer cost. This would be an outstanding value for the taxpayer in the long run. Selfish people who choose not to have or adopt children yet benefit from living in an educated society should pay even higher taxes than they already do to make up the difference.
I think its reasonable to charge the kids money for breakfast and for items that are not on the basic lunch menu.
Educating these kids benifits everyone so everyone should pay.
I think its reasonable to charge the kids money for breakfast and for items that are not on the basic lunch menu.
Educating these kids benifits everyone so everyone should pay.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
how it works
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Date: December 19, 2010 10:18AM
There is no stigma involved because the kids use numbers--each kid has a number and the kid punches the number (like a PIN) into a keypad that is attached to the cash register. Either the kid's account gets automatically reduced (the parent prepays into the account via the computer---and that system is a scam,but that's another story) or the system recognizes the kid as a "free or reduced lunch" and does not charge or does not charge as much. And, I suppose, some kids bring cash. In some elementary schools, they use plastic cards instead of numbers. Nobody knows who is on free lunch. But the kids do brag and other kids want to know how to get lunch. It's not like when we were kids and we were embarrassed to take free lunch. It's a badge of honor now. Go figure. The other thing is that some kids have to buy two lunches (especially boys in high school) because the amount of food is not enough. Those kids are really paying a lot for lunch and are "subsidizing the free lunchers".
Another thing---the free lunch program is used as the definition of "low income" for the testing subgroup statistics. Thus, if higher income people sign up for free lunch, the system may be able to show that we are closing the "achievement gap" and making "AYP"---adequate yearly progress for purposes of meeting the requirements of NCLB. That is a good thing and would further the goals of the county. This is just one of the "unintended consequences" of having the fed try to run local schools. There will always be ways to game the feds and the locals will encourage it (by not checking on incomes of these kids getting free lunch). If the feds give the money, they should really be the ones checking, but they are not. Apparently the feds have not been regulating lots of things.
Of course, as one poster noted above, the income levels for getting free lunch are very low---especially for this high cost of living area we are in. This fact may make people rationalize lying on the form. I'm not saying that this is the right thing to do---just saying that people justify their actions.
Another thing---the free lunch program is used as the definition of "low income" for the testing subgroup statistics. Thus, if higher income people sign up for free lunch, the system may be able to show that we are closing the "achievement gap" and making "AYP"---adequate yearly progress for purposes of meeting the requirements of NCLB. That is a good thing and would further the goals of the county. This is just one of the "unintended consequences" of having the fed try to run local schools. There will always be ways to game the feds and the locals will encourage it (by not checking on incomes of these kids getting free lunch). If the feds give the money, they should really be the ones checking, but they are not. Apparently the feds have not been regulating lots of things.
Of course, as one poster noted above, the income levels for getting free lunch are very low---especially for this high cost of living area we are in. This fact may make people rationalize lying on the form. I'm not saying that this is the right thing to do---just saying that people justify their actions.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
responsible parent
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Date: December 19, 2010 10:22AM
This sounds like Reston and Route 1 "Entitlment" . What is wrong with them taking responsibility?????????????????????????? They wants these programs so they can get the I-pods, cars, computers and expensive phones. They are also the parents that yell the most
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
plm
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Date: December 19, 2010 10:25AM
Dad2 you are so right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Josey Wales
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Date: December 19, 2010 10:31AM
My friend applied for the energy assistance program. She makes next to nothing in salary yet did not qualify. The lady told her now if you had two kids with no father around then you do qualify. Nice message the government sends out to have as many kids as you can and if at all possible keep the father out of the picture.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Dig Dug
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Date: December 19, 2010 10:59AM
Check this chart out. What do you guys think of theses numbers?
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/incomeguidelines.htm
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/incomeguidelines.htm
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
loosers
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Date: December 19, 2010 11:05AM
Here are the current income guidelines for the free and reduced lunch program. This chart is listed as ending 6/30/10 but it states on that page somewhere that these numbers also apply to THIS school year.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/iegs/IEGs09-10.pdf
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/iegs/IEGs09-10.pdf
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
loosers
()
Date: December 19, 2010 11:10AM
loosers Wrote:
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> Here are the current income guidelines for the
> free and reduced lunch program. This chart is
> listed as ending 6/30/10 but it states on that
> page somewhere that these numbers also apply to
> THIS school year.
>
> http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/ieg
> s/IEGs09-10.pdf
Guess I was a little late with that one......................
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> Here are the current income guidelines for the
> free and reduced lunch program. This chart is
> listed as ending 6/30/10 but it states on that
> page somewhere that these numbers also apply to
> THIS school year.
>
> http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/ieg
> s/IEGs09-10.pdf
Guess I was a little late with that one......................
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
plm
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Date: December 19, 2010 11:10AM
The free lunch is the stepping stone to all the other benefits the kids get that parents should be paying
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
grammar time
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Date: December 19, 2010 12:53PM
TheMeeper Wrote:
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> because there parents were losers.
LOL @ "there parents." Sign of a really outstanding education. Something tells me you are not in a position to decide who the "losers" are.
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> because there parents were losers.
LOL @ "there parents." Sign of a really outstanding education. Something tells me you are not in a position to decide who the "losers" are.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Free lunch
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Date: December 19, 2010 02:21PM
I think a new law was passed that breakfast, lunch and dinner will all be free for those that apply. What a mess. How about everyone just bring a lunch from home?
If you cannot afford your kids lunch you should not have kids. Just a thought not a sermon.
If you cannot afford your kids lunch you should not have kids. Just a thought not a sermon.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
curious
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Date: December 19, 2010 03:26PM
Washington Post did an article on this Sunday, how timely-
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121702561.html
5 MYTHS ABOUT SCHOOL FOOD:
1. School meals are free for the children who really need them.
This is certainly the intent of the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, which offer free and reduced meals to children, based on their families' income, as well as full-price meals to any student. Currently, students are eligible for free meals if that income is below 130 percent of the federal poverty line -- $23,803 for a family of three, for instance -- and for reduced-price meals if it is somewhat higher -- up to $33,874 for that family of three.
Unfortunately, these thresholds are unrealistically low, especially in areas with high living costs. The 2008 Household Food Security survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that more than a fifth of households with the most severe form of food insecurity -- in which children themselves sometimes went without meals -- had incomes above the cutoff for reduced price school meals.
Even some children whose family incomes are low enough to qualify for free school meals never actually get them. The process for establishing eligibility is cumbersome, expensive and prone to mistakes. In a recent USDA study, more than a third of children denied certification for free or reduced price meals were found to have been denied in error. And even after getting approval, at some schools a child must wait each time as a cafeteria cashier checks eligibility.
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Finally, there is a stigma attached to free meals, which deters some families from applying and discourages some students from eating the meals for which they qualify. Direct certification, a process in which state or local welfare agencies notify schools of eligible children, has been shown to reduce mistakes and bring more kids into the program. The new law contains a modest expansion of that procedure. But the only way to fully eliminate the errors, the administrative burden and the stigma, is to provide school meals the way we provide books, desks and chairs: free for all.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121702561.html
5 MYTHS ABOUT SCHOOL FOOD:
1. School meals are free for the children who really need them.
This is certainly the intent of the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, which offer free and reduced meals to children, based on their families' income, as well as full-price meals to any student. Currently, students are eligible for free meals if that income is below 130 percent of the federal poverty line -- $23,803 for a family of three, for instance -- and for reduced-price meals if it is somewhat higher -- up to $33,874 for that family of three.
Unfortunately, these thresholds are unrealistically low, especially in areas with high living costs. The 2008 Household Food Security survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that more than a fifth of households with the most severe form of food insecurity -- in which children themselves sometimes went without meals -- had incomes above the cutoff for reduced price school meals.
Even some children whose family incomes are low enough to qualify for free school meals never actually get them. The process for establishing eligibility is cumbersome, expensive and prone to mistakes. In a recent USDA study, more than a third of children denied certification for free or reduced price meals were found to have been denied in error. And even after getting approval, at some schools a child must wait each time as a cafeteria cashier checks eligibility.
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Finally, there is a stigma attached to free meals, which deters some families from applying and discourages some students from eating the meals for which they qualify. Direct certification, a process in which state or local welfare agencies notify schools of eligible children, has been shown to reduce mistakes and bring more kids into the program. The new law contains a modest expansion of that procedure. But the only way to fully eliminate the errors, the administrative burden and the stigma, is to provide school meals the way we provide books, desks and chairs: free for all.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Bill N
()
Date: December 19, 2010 05:30PM
Per FCPS website:
"Families who earn less than 130 percent of the poverty level are eligible for free meals and those with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of poverty level qualify for reduced price meals. Today, approximately 24 percent of the student enrollment qualify for free and reduced price meals. The prices for paid breakfast and lunch are determined by the School Board and the price of reduced price meals are established by the federal government."
My math that indicates that a family of 4 with income around $40,000 per year could qualify for reduced price lunches, and thereby qualify for a basket of other freebies from the County. While that may sound low by this area's standards, remember that there are many in this area (self employed, commission employees, recently separated) that could occasionally drop below this threshold, yet normally live a middle class lifestyle. Used to be that most of these borderline cases wouldn't apply but as Mr Dylan said the times they are achangin.
I don't know how well Fairfax polices these things. However if you are bothered by it that much, next time you are around one of these abusers when they start running their mouth, pull out your cell phone and start recording it. You can then take it to whoever polices these things, post it on your Facebook page or whatever.
"Families who earn less than 130 percent of the poverty level are eligible for free meals and those with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of poverty level qualify for reduced price meals. Today, approximately 24 percent of the student enrollment qualify for free and reduced price meals. The prices for paid breakfast and lunch are determined by the School Board and the price of reduced price meals are established by the federal government."
My math that indicates that a family of 4 with income around $40,000 per year could qualify for reduced price lunches, and thereby qualify for a basket of other freebies from the County. While that may sound low by this area's standards, remember that there are many in this area (self employed, commission employees, recently separated) that could occasionally drop below this threshold, yet normally live a middle class lifestyle. Used to be that most of these borderline cases wouldn't apply but as Mr Dylan said the times they are achangin.
I don't know how well Fairfax polices these things. However if you are bothered by it that much, next time you are around one of these abusers when they start running their mouth, pull out your cell phone and start recording it. You can then take it to whoever polices these things, post it on your Facebook page or whatever.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
my school has no free lunch kids
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Date: December 19, 2010 05:49PM
Guess my school?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Let Me See
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Date: December 19, 2010 05:55PM
You home school your kids.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Josey Wales
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Date: December 19, 2010 06:02PM
my school has no free lunch kids Wrote:
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> Guess my school?
I guess the Catholic HS in Fairfax. Maybe lunch is part of some package deal with tuition
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> Guess my school?
I guess the Catholic HS in Fairfax. Maybe lunch is part of some package deal with tuition
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Mr. Misery
()
Date: December 19, 2010 06:25PM
I never once ate lunch in school. Not once. I'd eat when I got home.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
FCPS food is gross
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Date: December 19, 2010 06:32PM
All they serve is junk. I feel sorry for the kids who do not have a choice. My mom has always made my lunch. I think it is cheaper too.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Carol J
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Date: December 19, 2010 07:52PM
THere should be an o
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
What the F Carole J
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Date: December 19, 2010 08:22PM
Option?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Pat
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Date: December 20, 2010 06:31PM
Mount Vernon HS can tell you about the free and reduced program.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
GAB EHCUOD = 'repeeMehT'
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Date: December 20, 2010 07:53PM
Just like when minorities don't pay their electric bills they get grant applications in the mail and payment plan applications. When illegal spics are involved in illegal activity, there is always some casa de maryland-esque pro-bono lawyer willing to jump through hoops for them. But yet if some kids parents don't make enough and are on public assistance, they are labeled "dirt bags" by liberal Democrat minority pieces of shit like 'TheMeeper'. I bet that nigger 'TheMeeper' was holding back on calling their parents 'rednecks' maybe that's because 'TheMeeper' remembers all those $160 dollar Nike Air Jordan wearing problem-child niggy babies that were ALL *PROUD* possessors of "Free Lunch" tickets.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
How about we all pay for are own kids?
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Date: December 20, 2010 08:15PM
If you cannot afford lunch for your child you should have used birth control. Hello people, the pill has been around since the 60's. Plus men could wrap it up too.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: December 20, 2010 08:38PM
GAB EHCUOD = 'repeeMehT' Wrote:
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> that's because 'TheMeeper' remembers all
> those $160 dollar Nike Air Jordan wearing
> problem-child niggy babies that were ALL *PROUD*
> possessors of "Free Lunch" tickets.
We didn't have black or hispanic kids where I grew up. It's funny you mention the sneaker thing though. I had a sweet pair of Air Jordan high-tops, at the time I was surprised my parents let buy such an expensive pair of sneakers. Those fuckers were comfortable and lasted forever. The white trash kids, well, the dumb poser ones wore K-Mart Jordans. Plasticy red-white-and-black ripoffs they found for 30 bucks at the local K-Mart.
We made fun of that shit too. All the time.
Dirtbags who wore K-Mart Jordans and got free lunch tickets were constant objects of scorn and ridicule during my childhood.
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> that's because 'TheMeeper' remembers all
> those $160 dollar Nike Air Jordan wearing
> problem-child niggy babies that were ALL *PROUD*
> possessors of "Free Lunch" tickets.
We didn't have black or hispanic kids where I grew up. It's funny you mention the sneaker thing though. I had a sweet pair of Air Jordan high-tops, at the time I was surprised my parents let buy such an expensive pair of sneakers. Those fuckers were comfortable and lasted forever. The white trash kids, well, the dumb poser ones wore K-Mart Jordans. Plasticy red-white-and-black ripoffs they found for 30 bucks at the local K-Mart.
We made fun of that shit too. All the time.
Dirtbags who wore K-Mart Jordans and got free lunch tickets were constant objects of scorn and ridicule during my childhood.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
THEMEEPER = STUPID NIGGER
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Date: December 20, 2010 09:01PM
TheMeeper = Plasticy Red, White and Black Fake-Me-Out Payless/Kmart Nike Air Jordan knock-off shoe wearing niggy baby, -who's parents didn't give a fuck about enough about him to give him their crack money/foodstamp money so that he could feel he was better than the poor country honkeys because his parents realised he was just a worthless cock roach colored shit-stain pauper nigger tar-baby.
TAKES A REAL NIGGER TO THINK A PAIR OF *CHEAP* CHINESE MADE SHOES MAKES YOU A BETTER MAN.
GO BOUNCE A BASKET BALL YOU FUCKING OBNOXIOUS SPEAR CHUCKER.
TAKES A REAL NIGGER TO THINK A PAIR OF *CHEAP* CHINESE MADE SHOES MAKES YOU A BETTER MAN.
GO BOUNCE A BASKET BALL YOU FUCKING OBNOXIOUS SPEAR CHUCKER.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
THEMEEPER *STILL* SHOPS @ PAYLESS !
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Date: December 20, 2010 09:06PM
'TheMeeper' wrote :
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> 'we made fun if that stuff too"
YEAH, I WOULD BET MY LIFE SAVING YOU WERE THE SAME LOSER GETTING MADE FUN OF A A KID, THAT YOU ARE NOW AS AN ADULT.
BUT THANKS FOR THE INDEPTH -"BLACK RED AND WHITE" GLIMPSE INTO YOUR
PATHETIC EXISTENCE AS A YOUNG WELFARE VOUCHER, KNOCK-OFF JORDAN WEARING LOSER CHILDHOOD THAT WAS YOURS.
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> 'we made fun if that stuff too"
YEAH, I WOULD BET MY LIFE SAVING YOU WERE THE SAME LOSER GETTING MADE FUN OF A A KID, THAT YOU ARE NOW AS AN ADULT.
BUT THANKS FOR THE INDEPTH -"BLACK RED AND WHITE" GLIMPSE INTO YOUR
PATHETIC EXISTENCE AS A YOUNG WELFARE VOUCHER, KNOCK-OFF JORDAN WEARING LOSER CHILDHOOD THAT WAS YOURS.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
deprived
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Date: December 20, 2010 09:10PM
My parents had money but would not buy any of us that expensive pair of shoes. We learned how to save for retirement so we would not depend on anyone else.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: December 20, 2010 09:29PM
THEMEEPER = STUPID NIGGER Wrote:
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> TheMeeper = Plasticy Red, White and Black
> Fake-Me-Out Payless/Kmart Nike Air Jordan
> knock-off shoe wearing niggy baby, -who's parents
> didn't give a fuck about enough about him to give
> him their crack money/foodstamp money so that he
> could feel he was better than the poor country
> honkeys because his parents realised he was just a
> worthless cock roach colored shit-stain pauper
> nigger tar-baby.
>
> TAKES A REAL NIGGER TO THINK A PAIR OF *CHEAP*
> CHINESE MADE SHOES MAKES YOU A BETTER MAN.
>
> GO BOUNCE A BASKET BALL YOU FUCKING OBNOXIOUS
> SPEAR CHUCKER.
I'll end this with our typical 8th grade taunt:
"Haha, you're Dad is poor!!"
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> TheMeeper = Plasticy Red, White and Black
> Fake-Me-Out Payless/Kmart Nike Air Jordan
> knock-off shoe wearing niggy baby, -who's parents
> didn't give a fuck about enough about him to give
> him their crack money/foodstamp money so that he
> could feel he was better than the poor country
> honkeys because his parents realised he was just a
> worthless cock roach colored shit-stain pauper
> nigger tar-baby.
>
> TAKES A REAL NIGGER TO THINK A PAIR OF *CHEAP*
> CHINESE MADE SHOES MAKES YOU A BETTER MAN.
>
> GO BOUNCE A BASKET BALL YOU FUCKING OBNOXIOUS
> SPEAR CHUCKER.
I'll end this with our typical 8th grade taunt:
"Haha, you're Dad is poor!!"
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
taxesgotmymoney
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Date: December 20, 2010 09:43PM
Sticks and stones can break my bones - now get on the subject of the free lunch program that all the schools have and us as tax payers pay for it
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
sumguy
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Date: December 20, 2010 09:58PM
I say we go to a pay for what you use system. If you go to school you pay for school. This system would lower taxes for everyone. No kid you don't pay for school. You want to drive you pay a road fee.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
oinky oink
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Date: December 20, 2010 10:38PM
I just asked my kid too. She said all her hottest friends brag about being on the free lunch program and then they get rich little nerdy boys to buy them extra food.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Davis
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Date: December 20, 2010 11:37PM
I remember my freshman year of hs (03) kids who had reduced or free lunches were secretive about it and you heard it secondhand, (he gets free lunch) by my senior year kids were flaunting it thinking it was funny or cool or something.(I never found out) You need a license for everything in this country exept for having kids. Raising a child, despite being the most important, challenging and having the farthest reaching consequences is open to anybody. You can be as stupid and poor as you want and have 8 kids who dont weigh on you...just everyone else. and since it weighs on everyone else the kids dont realize that they're a weight on america as a whole, and feel free to have 4 kids with 3 different girls by the time they're 25 cause their dumbass mom (no dad) is/was too stupid to instill any realistic sense in them about morals,money and relationships. Boom- theres crime, poverty and the idiocy of youth in america in one. You wanna know why the 'man' is still around? its cause 'square' white people generally dont have kids unless they can support them, and they parent them such that they become successfull and assume positions of influence and authority.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
agree
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Date: December 21, 2010 05:11AM
Davis everything you said is 100% actual. I volunteer at a high school and it makes me wonder why I the kids are rude and think the deserve everything if they don't get it they are very loud ad demanding. One of their favorite lines is my mother is going to call the school board. I very seldom see any other person other than a white person volunteering. The white kids do have more self repect. There might occasionally but the one bad apple.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
free lunch=rude
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Date: December 21, 2010 08:22AM
We need to do away with the free lunch for any child out of elementary school. I bet these parents have cell phones, flat screen tv's, cable, and video games. Enough already. The parents should also prove they legal to live here.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
broke
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Date: December 21, 2010 06:13PM
If you have free lunch and almost free housing you get a cell phone with 60 minutes a month for free. Bet you didn't know that. Found out last week myself.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Liar
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Date: December 21, 2010 06:22PM
Prove the free cell phone. Is this given by the state of Virginia? I hope this is false.
PS I bet it is the same folks who get free lunch. They are looking to scam the system every chance they can get.
PS I bet it is the same folks who get free lunch. They are looking to scam the system every chance they can get.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
ObamaPhone
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Date: December 21, 2010 06:33PM
Liar Wrote:
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> Prove the free cell phone. Is this given by the
> state of Virginia? I hope this is false.
>
> PS I bet it is the same folks who get free lunch.
> They are looking to scam the system every chance
> they can get.
https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/home.aspx
aka the Obamaphone.
If you ask me, that phone should be neon green and have the word parasite on the screen as the background.
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> Prove the free cell phone. Is this given by the
> state of Virginia? I hope this is false.
>
> PS I bet it is the same folks who get free lunch.
> They are looking to scam the system every chance
> they can get.
https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/home.aspx
aka the Obamaphone.
If you ask me, that phone should be neon green and have the word parasite on the screen as the background.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
numbers don't add up
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Date: December 21, 2010 06:40PM
The county should definitely do an audit and verify eligibility.
Many schools have FRM populations in excess of 40%.
Even if you live in a modest single family house in Annandale or Springfield you are looking at a minimum of $2000 per month on rent for a 3 bedroom house.
So how does someone CLAIM to make $40k yet live in a neighborhood where JUST rent is running $24k per year. Add in utilities, car payment, etc...no way.
It does not add up.
There must be underreported income going on. Restaurant workers (tips), cab drivers, whatever.
This is getting old. The rest of us are paying for the fraud. Time to do something about it.
Many schools have FRM populations in excess of 40%.
Even if you live in a modest single family house in Annandale or Springfield you are looking at a minimum of $2000 per month on rent for a 3 bedroom house.
So how does someone CLAIM to make $40k yet live in a neighborhood where JUST rent is running $24k per year. Add in utilities, car payment, etc...no way.
It does not add up.
There must be underreported income going on. Restaurant workers (tips), cab drivers, whatever.
This is getting old. The rest of us are paying for the fraud. Time to do something about it.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Fairfax county can't get shit right
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Date: December 21, 2010 06:56PM
Just ask the parents at Clifton elementary. Oh and I think no child at Clifton has ever asked for a free lunch.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
broke
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Date: December 21, 2010 06:58PM
For the cell phone do a google for Safelink. Govt gives a phone and 60 minutes a month and if they pay 5 dollars they get 250 minutes.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
To broke
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Date: December 21, 2010 06:59PM
I am sorry. You were right. Now how can we stop this BS. My taxes are paying for free cell phones? I now feel like a sucker for working so hard.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Ling Ling
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Date: December 21, 2010 07:05PM
Every morning on my way to work, I used to stop by McDonalds for breakfast. Now that I'm enrolled in the "Free and reduced lunch program", I just go by the nearest school cafeteria for my free breakfast!
Thanks FCPS!
Thanks FCPS!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Who thought of this?
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Date: December 21, 2010 07:06PM
I am so angry. Our gov't is just giving it away. Who knew?
PS I am going to try and get a phone and see if anyone can do it. I will report back.
PS I am going to try and get a phone and see if anyone can do it. I will report back.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
broke
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Date: December 21, 2010 07:18PM
It has gotton to a point where someone or politician needs to really look what is going on in out country. I don't want to sound mean but there has to come a time when people start taking responsibility for themselves. By helping people all the time they are not trying to help themself. I don't mean for a random time in someones life but the ones who are one it forever and their parent was on forever. There (in the eyes) is no need to better themself. They do get everything for free.
Here is a list of things that I know :
Housing - some 100% or 85%. Might only have to pay $150 on $1850
Utilities - Voulters - some up to $400 (electric or gas)
Food stamps
Free and reduced lunch - covers all school expenses
Cell phone
Medical - medicaid
Child Care
In the grand picture - why work - just lets the ones that are working now take care of 3 other families.
Sorry at Christmas time when I am trying to get things for my family I see how much goes to ones that want the govt to pay their way and I get a little angry. My family does with less and people who dont work get a lot more than I do. And they have the nerve to complain.
At my office we collected to help a family and the person we helped came in and wanted the receipts because she wanted "nicer" so she would reture and add money to it and get something better for her daughter.
People feel entitled not thankful.
Here is a list of things that I know :
Housing - some 100% or 85%. Might only have to pay $150 on $1850
Utilities - Voulters - some up to $400 (electric or gas)
Food stamps
Free and reduced lunch - covers all school expenses
Cell phone
Medical - medicaid
Child Care
In the grand picture - why work - just lets the ones that are working now take care of 3 other families.
Sorry at Christmas time when I am trying to get things for my family I see how much goes to ones that want the govt to pay their way and I get a little angry. My family does with less and people who dont work get a lot more than I do. And they have the nerve to complain.
At my office we collected to help a family and the person we helped came in and wanted the receipts because she wanted "nicer" so she would reture and add money to it and get something better for her daughter.
People feel entitled not thankful.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
broke
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Date: December 21, 2010 07:21PM
Please let me know about the phone. I am so sorry for venting.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Dole is more than bananas and senators!
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Date: December 21, 2010 07:21PM
broke Wrote:
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> People feel entitled not thankful.
I'm thankful for my free entitlements. Now go out and pay more taxes so my standard of living increases, jackass! You owe me!
Thanks!
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> People feel entitled not thankful.
I'm thankful for my free entitlements. Now go out and pay more taxes so my standard of living increases, jackass! You owe me!
Thanks!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
To Mr. Dole
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Date: December 21, 2010 07:51PM
Why not, Mr Dole, whats one more person.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
I will now stop giving.
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Date: December 21, 2010 08:27PM
I see this and I am done with giving donations. Those living in Nothern Va do not need help. I can now save more. Thank you for letting me see the light.
PS God helps those who help themselves.
PS God helps those who help themselves.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Work for a living
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Date: December 21, 2010 09:59PM
I will now stop giving. Wrote:
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> I see this and I am done with giving donations.
> Those living in Nothern Va do not need help. I can
> now save more. Thank you for letting me see the
> light.
>
> PS God helps those who help themselves.
Agreed. I was in Mexico last week on vacation. There was a fundraiser at a local bar for the "dump kids." The poor there live in a landfill. It looks like it's straight from one of those old Sally Struthers donation commercials. There are no jobs. There is little to no social welfare. You either work and live a decent life or you don't work and you live in a landfill.
Here, people are just lazy and live off the system. Screw them.
I'll never give another penny to the poor in the US.
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> I see this and I am done with giving donations.
> Those living in Nothern Va do not need help. I can
> now save more. Thank you for letting me see the
> light.
>
> PS God helps those who help themselves.
Agreed. I was in Mexico last week on vacation. There was a fundraiser at a local bar for the "dump kids." The poor there live in a landfill. It looks like it's straight from one of those old Sally Struthers donation commercials. There are no jobs. There is little to no social welfare. You either work and live a decent life or you don't work and you live in a landfill.
Here, people are just lazy and live off the system. Screw them.
I'll never give another penny to the poor in the US.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
MuffDiver
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Date: December 21, 2010 10:13PM
What gets me about this program...the student says they are free and reduced lunch, but bust out a damn Iphone and sporting an expensive pair of shows and has a North Face to match. How is this free/reduced. Working the system
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
to work
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Date: December 22, 2010 05:15AM
On my way to my first job and today is my part time job in the evenig so I can afford to pay for my family and someone elses while they sleep till 11 and the go out to lunch with their money while I and everyone else that works pays for their kids. The American deram is wonderful. And in some cases you don' even had to speak english. If you are poor or illegal life is grand.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
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Date: December 22, 2010 11:01AM
I pack my kids lunch Wrote:
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> My son swears they reheat old food. He also said
> the milk is not cold. Gross! It is easy and
> cheaper to make the kids lunch. I feel bad for the
> kids whose parents are too lazy to do this.
Really?? I've looked over my elementary school child's menus and they are awesome, in my opinion! They offer so many vegan, allergy & general choices. We've just recently moved from Waples Mill school zone to Signal Hill in Manassas and both the menus and quality are comparable.
Are you people referring to middle and high school lunches, maybe?
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> My son swears they reheat old food. He also said
> the milk is not cold. Gross! It is easy and
> cheaper to make the kids lunch. I feel bad for the
> kids whose parents are too lazy to do this.
Really?? I've looked over my elementary school child's menus and they are awesome, in my opinion! They offer so many vegan, allergy & general choices. We've just recently moved from Waples Mill school zone to Signal Hill in Manassas and both the menus and quality are comparable.
Are you people referring to middle and high school lunches, maybe?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
To Elle
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Date: December 22, 2010 12:06PM
That is great if your kids will eat it but my kids will not. I can make a better lunch at less cost. Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread, low-fat cheese sticks, H20 and a cookie. Who is too lazy to do that?
Plus I am not on the free lunch program.
Plus I am not on the free lunch program.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
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Date: December 22, 2010 12:10PM
My son is 6...And lunch is $2.10/day. How much cheaper does it really need to be?
I make his lunches at times, as well. I do think it depends on the school as far as taste and quality are concerned.
I make his lunches at times, as well. I do think it depends on the school as far as taste and quality are concerned.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 12:11PM
Also, his school lunches do consist of choices such as whole wheat, multigrain, etc...
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
ITRADE
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Date: December 22, 2010 12:22PM
Elle Diabla Wrote:
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> My son is 6...And lunch is $2.10/day. How much
> cheaper does it really need to be?
>
> I make his lunches at times, as well. I do think
> it depends on the school as far as taste and
> quality are concerned.
Ummm.....Its $2.65...So, perhaps you're bullshitting us (or you're not in Fairfax, which makes things more interesting)........................Perhaps Manassas? Fits the M.O.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2010 12:25PM by ITRADE.
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> My son is 6...And lunch is $2.10/day. How much
> cheaper does it really need to be?
>
> I make his lunches at times, as well. I do think
> it depends on the school as far as taste and
> quality are concerned.
Ummm.....Its $2.65...So, perhaps you're bullshitting us (or you're not in Fairfax, which makes things more interesting)........................Perhaps Manassas? Fits the M.O.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2010 12:25PM by ITRADE.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 12:45PM
Wtf is the M.O. you are referring to?
I live on the border of Clifton and the Manassas Park...Nothing close to ghetto here, if that's what you're trying to push out here.
$2.65, huh? Still incredibly cheap. Well, maybe I'm incorrect on the price, but my opinions and views on the quality of choices still stands.
I live on the border of Clifton and the Manassas Park...Nothing close to ghetto here, if that's what you're trying to push out here.
$2.65, huh? Still incredibly cheap. Well, maybe I'm incorrect on the price, but my opinions and views on the quality of choices still stands.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
ITRADE
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Date: December 22, 2010 01:37PM
I didnt think there was anything nice about Manassas Park. Fits perfectly though.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Warhawk
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Date: December 22, 2010 01:40PM
ITRADE Wrote:
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> I didnt think there was anything nice about
> Manassas Park. Fits perfectly though.
Manassas Park is a fucking dump. One of my in-laws lived over there for a time. Seriously - there's nothing good about it unless you like illegal immigrants, white trash, teenage pregnancy, and meth.
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
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> I didnt think there was anything nice about
> Manassas Park. Fits perfectly though.
Manassas Park is a fucking dump. One of my in-laws lived over there for a time. Seriously - there's nothing good about it unless you like illegal immigrants, white trash, teenage pregnancy, and meth.
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
SASSANAM = PMUD REROBALYAD
()
Date: December 22, 2010 01:57PM
Don't forget DIRTY ILLEGAL-DAYLABORER MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS,
because that's all that's left in Manassas now !
because that's all that's left in Manassas now !
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Signal Hill school and PWC
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Date: December 22, 2010 02:31PM
Signal Hill has a trailer park village behind it. It is also near Manassas Park. I have friends who moved out of PWC since the schools are not as good as Fairfax. Just look at the % rate of kids who finish high school. It is low.
Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 03:42PM
ITRADE Wrote:
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> I didnt think there was anything nice about
> Manassas Park. Fits perfectly though.
Not sure what you're getting at, but you should've stopped at 'think'.
This is an aerial shot of where I live. We just moved here in November. I don't see any trailers, but, your desperate attempts are cute.
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> I didnt think there was anything nice about
> Manassas Park. Fits perfectly though.
Not sure what you're getting at, but you should've stopped at 'think'.
This is an aerial shot of where I live. We just moved here in November. I don't see any trailers, but, your desperate attempts are cute.
Attachments:
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 03:43PM
Signal Hill school and PWC Wrote:
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> Signal Hill has a trailer park village behind it.
> It is also near Manassas Park. I have friends who
> moved out of PWC since the schools are not as good
> as Fairfax. Just look at the % rate of kids who
> finish high school. It is low.
>
>
> Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
It's a good school. Better to raise my child here, away from pompous arrogance and congestion that is Fairfax.
Much more peaceful.
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> Signal Hill has a trailer park village behind it.
> It is also near Manassas Park. I have friends who
> moved out of PWC since the schools are not as good
> as Fairfax. Just look at the % rate of kids who
> finish high school. It is low.
>
>
> Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
It's a good school. Better to raise my child here, away from pompous arrogance and congestion that is Fairfax.
Much more peaceful.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 03:44PM
SASSANAM = PMUD REROBALYAD Wrote:
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> Don't forget DIRTY ILLEGAL-DAYLABORER MEXICAN
> IMMIGRANTS,
> because that's all that's left in Manassas now !
Sure, if you shop at the Walmart on Liberia. It's disgusting and I've learned my lesson to stay away. I'll stay between Costco and Harris Teeter.
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> Don't forget DIRTY ILLEGAL-DAYLABORER MEXICAN
> IMMIGRANTS,
> because that's all that's left in Manassas now !
Sure, if you shop at the Walmart on Liberia. It's disgusting and I've learned my lesson to stay away. I'll stay between Costco and Harris Teeter.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 03:46PM
Warhawk Wrote:
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> ITRADE Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I didnt think there was anything nice about
> > Manassas Park. Fits perfectly though.
>
>
> Manassas Park is a fucking dump. One of my
> in-laws lived over there for a time. Seriously -
> there's nothing good about it unless you like
> illegal immigrants, white trash, teenage
> pregnancy, and meth.
Yep, just like most inner cities, they are nasty.
Almighy Fairfax is not immune to nasty areas, lest you forget.
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> ITRADE Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I didnt think there was anything nice about
> > Manassas Park. Fits perfectly though.
>
>
> Manassas Park is a fucking dump. One of my
> in-laws lived over there for a time. Seriously -
> there's nothing good about it unless you like
> illegal immigrants, white trash, teenage
> pregnancy, and meth.
Yep, just like most inner cities, they are nasty.
Almighy Fairfax is not immune to nasty areas, lest you forget.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2010 03:46PM by Elle Diabla.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
If you are Spanish..
()
Date: December 22, 2010 03:52PM
Your kids will fit right in.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Where is the school on your map?
()
Date: December 22, 2010 04:00PM
What % of free lunch does Signal Hill have?
PS I will stay here in elite Fairfax county. I don't live in the ghetto area.
PSS Also Faifax was named as the top in jobs and money producers in the country.
PS I will stay here in elite Fairfax county. I don't live in the ghetto area.
PSS Also Faifax was named as the top in jobs and money producers in the country.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 04:03PM
Signal Hill school and PWC Wrote:
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> Signal Hill has a trailer park village behind it.
> It is also near Manassas Park. I have friends who
> moved out of PWC since the schools are not as good
> as Fairfax. Just look at the % rate of kids who
> finish high school. It is low.
>
>
> Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
Oh, by the way...aerial of Signal Hill Elem...Where's the trailer park, for argument's sake?
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> Signal Hill has a trailer park village behind it.
> It is also near Manassas Park. I have friends who
> moved out of PWC since the schools are not as good
> as Fairfax. Just look at the % rate of kids who
> finish high school. It is low.
>
>
> Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
Oh, by the way...aerial of Signal Hill Elem...Where's the trailer park, for argument's sake?
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Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 04:04PM
Where is the school on your map? Wrote:
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> What % of free lunch does Signal Hill have?
>
> PS I will stay here in elite Fairfax county. I
> don't live in the ghetto area.
>
> PSS Also Faifax was named as the top in jobs and
> money producers in the country.
I haven't a clue what the percentage is, but since you're so educated, Mr. Anonymous, why don't you tell me?
On a side note: I saw a WAY higher percentage of hispanics at Waples Mill elementary than I have seen here @ Signal Hill...
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> What % of free lunch does Signal Hill have?
>
> PS I will stay here in elite Fairfax county. I
> don't live in the ghetto area.
>
> PSS Also Faifax was named as the top in jobs and
> money producers in the country.
I haven't a clue what the percentage is, but since you're so educated, Mr. Anonymous, why don't you tell me?
On a side note: I saw a WAY higher percentage of hispanics at Waples Mill elementary than I have seen here @ Signal Hill...
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
To Elle
()
Date: December 22, 2010 04:11PM
Glad you love Manassas! Now stay off the Fairfax county underground. You can now make up your own site for PWC.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 04:15PM
Signal Hill school and PWC Wrote:
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> Signal Hill has a trailer park village behind it.
> It is also near Manassas Park. I have friends who
> moved out of PWC since the schools are not as good
> as Fairfax. Just look at the % rate of kids who
> finish high school. It is low.
>
>
> Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
Lastly, here are the boundaries for Signal Hill...No inner city of Manassas getting bused in. Also, I'd like to know who graduates high school from en elementary school? (Since, you have chosen to attack the area on your assumptions).
Attachments:
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> Signal Hill has a trailer park village behind it.
> It is also near Manassas Park. I have friends who
> moved out of PWC since the schools are not as good
> as Fairfax. Just look at the % rate of kids who
> finish high school. It is low.
>
>
> Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
Lastly, here are the boundaries for Signal Hill...No inner city of Manassas getting bused in. Also, I'd like to know who graduates high school from en elementary school? (Since, you have chosen to attack the area on your assumptions).
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Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 04:15PM
To Elle Wrote:
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> Glad you love Manassas! Now stay off the Fairfax
> county underground. You can now make up your own
> site for PWC.
Aww, is someone upset?
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> Glad you love Manassas! Now stay off the Fairfax
> county underground. You can now make up your own
> site for PWC.
Aww, is someone upset?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
I just looked at your last post
()
Date: December 22, 2010 04:25PM
In a previous post YOU called your area ghetto. You know the post about the stores on Libera Ave? Those that are right around the corner from Signal Hill school. That is where you live? Haha
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle Diabla
()
Date: December 22, 2010 04:34PM
I just looked at your last post Wrote:
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> In a previous post YOU called your area ghetto.
> You know the post about the stores on Libera Ave?
> Those that are right around the corner from Signal
> Hill school. That is where you live? Haha
I never called WHERE I LIVE, ghetto. I called the areas that I specifically referred to as a place where ghettofabulous folk congregate...
Every single store is laden with minorities in Fairfax, who's to talk here? The ONLY places that aren't, are Wholefoods, Target, and Wegmans.
Just like here...only I shop at Harris Teeter now, since nearest Wegmans is too far.
Please, let me know where you go to shop for groceries and general items? I suppose you have everything driven to you by your personal assistant?
lol! Your reality is humourous!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2010 04:34PM by Elle Diabla.
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> In a previous post YOU called your area ghetto.
> You know the post about the stores on Libera Ave?
> Those that are right around the corner from Signal
> Hill school. That is where you live? Haha
I never called WHERE I LIVE, ghetto. I called the areas that I specifically referred to as a place where ghettofabulous folk congregate...
Every single store is laden with minorities in Fairfax, who's to talk here? The ONLY places that aren't, are Wholefoods, Target, and Wegmans.
Just like here...only I shop at Harris Teeter now, since nearest Wegmans is too far.
Please, let me know where you go to shop for groceries and general items? I suppose you have everything driven to you by your personal assistant?
lol! Your reality is humourous!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2010 04:34PM by Elle Diabla.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
ITRADE
()
Date: December 22, 2010 04:52PM
You should look ate Meghan's list report for that area. Sheesh.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
To itrade
()
Date: December 22, 2010 05:03PM
I did not understand you. Please write back.
From: I do not live in Manassas
From: I do not live in Manassas
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Elle is a liar, look up her past posts
()
Date: December 22, 2010 07:57PM
Good living in Manassas! NOT!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Honest People
()
Date: December 22, 2010 09:05PM
I did go and check out the free and reduced lunch plans are my kids school today and everything that Broke and How it works said is all true. And it is true that they get free Cell Phones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We need to take back our county and our money. Someone there that is a good speaker and knows politics and is honest PLEASE run for office. We need you
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Who do we contact about this?
()
Date: December 22, 2010 09:21PM
The county or the state? Let's take Virginia back now!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Honest People
()
Date: December 22, 2010 09:57PM
Lets start with the county and if they are good we will get them in charge of the state.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
My school has no students with free lunch
()
Date: December 23, 2010 08:20AM
I guess all the parents are honest. It is too bad Liz Bradsher has it in for us.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
who will feed the kids?
()
Date: December 23, 2010 09:13PM
School is out for Christmas break. Who is going to feed their kids?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Our taxes
()
Date: December 23, 2010 09:20PM
They should just sell some weed on the street. At least they will have a job over break. Weed hurts no one!
PS Braddock rd an the 7-11 are sweet areas.
PS Braddock rd an the 7-11 are sweet areas.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
who will feed the kids
()
Date: December 23, 2010 11:19PM
Forget the weed. they just need their mama to cook a meal for them.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Carrie
()
Date: December 26, 2010 10:04PM
Hope the parents are feeding their kids. Or the kids feeding their parents. Thats right there is McDonalds.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Kim
()
Date: December 28, 2010 09:32PM
We just moved from Prince William county and Fairfax has a much better program than PWC does. They seem to care more also.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
ELLE IS RIGHT!
()
Date: December 28, 2010 10:42PM
Elle Diabla Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Signal Hill school and PWC Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Signal Hill has a trailer park village behind
> it.
> > It is also near Manassas Park. I have friends
> who
> > moved out of PWC since the schools are not as
> good
> > as Fairfax. Just look at the % rate of kids who
> > finish high school. It is low.
> >
> >
> > Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
>
> Lastly, here are the boundaries for Signal
> Hill...No inner city of Manassas getting bused in.
> Also, I'd like to know who graduates high school
> from en elementary school? (Since, you have chosen
> to attack the area on your assumptions).
I must agree with Elle. Stereotyping all of the Manassas Area as "ghetto" is truly ignorant. Sure Manassas does have its "ghetto" areas. But I will assure you that the Signal Hill School boundary area is not one of them. I would strongly contend that this area has a higher median income than 90% of the school boundary districts within Fairfax County. Don't believe me? Drive the roads from the above boundary map. What you will discover is a vast number of new neighborhoods with million and multimillion dollar homes.
-------------------------------------------------------
> Signal Hill school and PWC Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Signal Hill has a trailer park village behind
> it.
> > It is also near Manassas Park. I have friends
> who
> > moved out of PWC since the schools are not as
> good
> > as Fairfax. Just look at the % rate of kids who
> > finish high school. It is low.
> >
> >
> > Hey, but the lunches are wonderful.
>
> Lastly, here are the boundaries for Signal
> Hill...No inner city of Manassas getting bused in.
> Also, I'd like to know who graduates high school
> from en elementary school? (Since, you have chosen
> to attack the area on your assumptions).
I must agree with Elle. Stereotyping all of the Manassas Area as "ghetto" is truly ignorant. Sure Manassas does have its "ghetto" areas. But I will assure you that the Signal Hill School boundary area is not one of them. I would strongly contend that this area has a higher median income than 90% of the school boundary districts within Fairfax County. Don't believe me? Drive the roads from the above boundary map. What you will discover is a vast number of new neighborhoods with million and multimillion dollar homes.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Can you say foreclosure?
()
Date: December 29, 2010 09:20AM
Manassas sucks! Home prices have fallen faster there and the school system is crappy. They also have higher crime and longer commutes.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
joking?
()
Date: December 29, 2010 10:49AM
ELLE IS RIGHT! Wrote:
> I must agree with Elle. Stereotyping all of the
> Manassas Area as "ghetto" is truly ignorant. Sure
> Manassas does have its "ghetto" areas. But I will
> assure you that the Signal Hill School boundary
> area is not one of them. I would strongly contend
> that this area has a higher median income than 90%
> of the school boundary districts within Fairfax
> County. Don't believe me? Drive the roads from
> the above boundary map. What you will discover is
> a vast number of new neighborhoods with million
> and multimillion dollar homes.
What moron would build/buy a $1M house in Manassas? No vacant lots available in SE?
> I must agree with Elle. Stereotyping all of the
> Manassas Area as "ghetto" is truly ignorant. Sure
> Manassas does have its "ghetto" areas. But I will
> assure you that the Signal Hill School boundary
> area is not one of them. I would strongly contend
> that this area has a higher median income than 90%
> of the school boundary districts within Fairfax
> County. Don't believe me? Drive the roads from
> the above boundary map. What you will discover is
> a vast number of new neighborhoods with million
> and multimillion dollar homes.
What moron would build/buy a $1M house in Manassas? No vacant lots available in SE?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
gt3
()
Date: December 29, 2010 12:46PM
Students on free lunch also get free breakfast, free musical instruments, school supplies, free field trips if there is any cost involved. It use to burn me when they would get their free lunch and then pull out money to by juice or water from the vending machines. Some parents play it like the old race card.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Let's do away with free lunch
()
Date: December 29, 2010 12:49PM
If you have kids you should pay for them. Or use birth control. I hate stupid people! They are bringing down the USA.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Multimillion $$ homes in PWC?
()
Date: December 29, 2010 12:51PM
Show me and I will show you what stupid looks like. Even one million is too much!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE
()
Date: December 29, 2010 02:19PM
joking? Wrote:
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> What moron would build/buy a $1M house in
> Manassas? No vacant lots available in SE?
Apparently there is an abundance of morons living on the east side of Manassas. Sorry, no vacant available lots in SE with 5 acres and waterfront views as there is this section of PWC. Again, say what you want but this school boundary district is more affluent than 90% of Fairfax County's districts. It draws from no town house, apartments, or condos. Can't say that about many FFX districts. Sorry to burst your bubble.
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> What moron would build/buy a $1M house in
> Manassas? No vacant lots available in SE?
Apparently there is an abundance of morons living on the east side of Manassas. Sorry, no vacant available lots in SE with 5 acres and waterfront views as there is this section of PWC. Again, say what you want but this school boundary district is more affluent than 90% of Fairfax County's districts. It draws from no town house, apartments, or condos. Can't say that about many FFX districts. Sorry to burst your bubble.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
joking?
()
Date: December 29, 2010 02:59PM
SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> joking? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > What moron would build/buy a $1M house in
> > Manassas? No vacant lots available in SE?
>
>
> Apparently there is an abundance of morons living
> on the east side of Manassas. Sorry, no vacant
> available lots in SE with 5 acres and waterfront
> views as there is this section of PWC. Again, say
> what you want but this school boundary district is
> more affluent than 90% of Fairfax County's
> districts. It draws from no town house,
> apartments, or condos. Can't say that about many
> FFX districts. Sorry to burst your bubble.
2000 census numbers:
Median Income by Zip
20111 (Manassas) - 65K
22124 (Oakton) - 116K
22066 (Great Falls) - 154K
22101 (McLean) - 125K
My bubble remains unburst.
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> joking? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > What moron would build/buy a $1M house in
> > Manassas? No vacant lots available in SE?
>
>
> Apparently there is an abundance of morons living
> on the east side of Manassas. Sorry, no vacant
> available lots in SE with 5 acres and waterfront
> views as there is this section of PWC. Again, say
> what you want but this school boundary district is
> more affluent than 90% of Fairfax County's
> districts. It draws from no town house,
> apartments, or condos. Can't say that about many
> FFX districts. Sorry to burst your bubble.
2000 census numbers:
Median Income by Zip
20111 (Manassas) - 65K
22124 (Oakton) - 116K
22066 (Great Falls) - 154K
22101 (McLean) - 125K
My bubble remains unburst.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Manassas
()
Date: December 29, 2010 04:30PM
We have friends who moved way out to Manassas. They bought a nice home in 2004 for $890,000. They now want to move and the agent told them they should price the house at $625,000. That is how low the homes are now going for in there development. They also have had three short sales near them. Homes in Fairfax have held value. Remember, location, location location!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
davedavedave
()
Date: December 29, 2010 08:20PM
Manassas Wrote:
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> We have friends who moved way out to Manassas.
> They bought a nice home in 2004 for $890,000. They
> now want to move and the agent told them they
> should price the house at $625,000. That is how
> low the homes are now going for in there
> development. They also have had three short sales
> near them. Homes in Fairfax have held value.
> Remember, location, location location!
Prince william county screwed itself bad when they started harassing the latino community. Thousands of hardworking, honest latino citizens, legal immigrants and transitional immigrants fled the county when these racist police taticts were put into place. When the bubble burst it blew extra hard in PW county. Lots of the latinos moved to Fairfax and Culpeper counties.
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> We have friends who moved way out to Manassas.
> They bought a nice home in 2004 for $890,000. They
> now want to move and the agent told them they
> should price the house at $625,000. That is how
> low the homes are now going for in there
> development. They also have had three short sales
> near them. Homes in Fairfax have held value.
> Remember, location, location location!
Prince william county screwed itself bad when they started harassing the latino community. Thousands of hardworking, honest latino citizens, legal immigrants and transitional immigrants fled the county when these racist police taticts were put into place. When the bubble burst it blew extra hard in PW county. Lots of the latinos moved to Fairfax and Culpeper counties.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
PWC and spics
()
Date: December 29, 2010 08:24PM
If you are not legal you have broken a law. Do not tell me spics moving out did not make PWC better.
The home prices are so bad for people who bought before the crash. Most homes are now underwater. Prices will never go up higher again.
The home prices are so bad for people who bought before the crash. Most homes are now underwater. Prices will never go up higher again.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
$895,000 down to $625,000
()
Date: December 29, 2010 08:31PM
You see homes underwater all over PWC. Not a great place to live. They are also hurting from getting less property taxes.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Yanni
()
Date: December 29, 2010 10:04PM
Uh, when the bubble burst, it was the houses that had illegals in them that went under FIRST because they just quit paying their mortgage and left. PW had a many more illegals, so they had many more mortgages that went into foreclosure.
You want to blame the illegals? Go ahead, but the problems were multiple and they were just one factor. Fairfax and Arlington had much more liberal policies in place to keep the illegals in, so they just picked up and moved up here, so it was a mini-migration.
It boiled down to bad timing for PW, had they instituted their policies a few years earlier, the impact would not have been nearly as bad, time to recover from the migration. but with no economic stimulus that has happened in the past three years, the problems have been stagnant.
Blame the illegals and the timing. Sorry to get off topic.
You want to blame the illegals? Go ahead, but the problems were multiple and they were just one factor. Fairfax and Arlington had much more liberal policies in place to keep the illegals in, so they just picked up and moved up here, so it was a mini-migration.
It boiled down to bad timing for PW, had they instituted their policies a few years earlier, the impact would not have been nearly as bad, time to recover from the migration. but with no economic stimulus that has happened in the past three years, the problems have been stagnant.
Blame the illegals and the timing. Sorry to get off topic.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
retard
()
Date: December 30, 2010 12:32AM
Manassas Wrote:
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> We have friends who moved way out to Manassas.
> They bought a nice home in 2004 for $890,000. They
> now want to move and the agent told them they
> should price the house at $625,000. That is how
> low the homes are now going for in there
> development. They also have had three short sales
> near them. Homes in Fairfax have held value.
> Remember, location, location location!
Right...And Fairfax is NOT at all affected by the housing market crash...right?
Get your head out of the clouds.
-------------------------------------------------------
> We have friends who moved way out to Manassas.
> They bought a nice home in 2004 for $890,000. They
> now want to move and the agent told them they
> should price the house at $625,000. That is how
> low the homes are now going for in there
> development. They also have had three short sales
> near them. Homes in Fairfax have held value.
> Remember, location, location location!
Right...And Fairfax is NOT at all affected by the housing market crash...right?
Get your head out of the clouds.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
YOU ARE MISINFORMED
()
Date: December 30, 2010 12:45AM
joking? Wrote:
>
>
> 2000 census numbers:
>
> Median Income by Zip
>
> 20111 (Manassas) - 65K
> 22124 (Oakton) - 116K
> 22066 (Great Falls) - 154K
> 22101 (McLean) - 125K
>
> My bubble remains unburst.
Many flaws in your analysis. 20111 covers large parts of Manassas Park and the RT 28 corridor of Manassas that are not part of the Signal Hill School District. These are much lower income areas consisting of town-homes, condos, apartments, small single family homes. These households do not attend Signal Hill and drag down the median income for 20111 as a whole. Much more affluent than 20111 in the SHS District are sections of 20112 and 22192.
Affluence-wise things have changed quite a bit,in the 10+ years since the 2000 census. Most of the upscale, and McMansion neighborhoods in this area have been built after 2000.
As a side note, areas like Clifton, Great Falls, and McLean will always have a higher median income. I am not going to argue that. But to the people that think that Manassas does not have its nice upscale areas and neighborhoods...YOU ARE MISINFORMED.
>
>
> 2000 census numbers:
>
> Median Income by Zip
>
> 20111 (Manassas) - 65K
> 22124 (Oakton) - 116K
> 22066 (Great Falls) - 154K
> 22101 (McLean) - 125K
>
> My bubble remains unburst.
Many flaws in your analysis. 20111 covers large parts of Manassas Park and the RT 28 corridor of Manassas that are not part of the Signal Hill School District. These are much lower income areas consisting of town-homes, condos, apartments, small single family homes. These households do not attend Signal Hill and drag down the median income for 20111 as a whole. Much more affluent than 20111 in the SHS District are sections of 20112 and 22192.
Affluence-wise things have changed quite a bit,in the 10+ years since the 2000 census. Most of the upscale, and McMansion neighborhoods in this area have been built after 2000.
As a side note, areas like Clifton, Great Falls, and McLean will always have a higher median income. I am not going to argue that. But to the people that think that Manassas does not have its nice upscale areas and neighborhoods...YOU ARE MISINFORMED.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
*Puss N Boots Hanging from Noose*
()
Date: December 30, 2010 02:59AM
Maybe so, but does anyone really give a fuck ?
MANNASSSAS IS A 3RD WORLD MEXICAN SHIT-HOLE.
MANNASSSAS IS A 3RD WORLD MEXICAN SHIT-HOLE.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
To retard
()
Date: December 30, 2010 08:21AM
My house has not gone down in value.
Keep saying how much you LOVE Manassas. It will always be thought of as a redneck, Mexican shit bucket.
Keep saying how much you LOVE Manassas. It will always be thought of as a redneck, Mexican shit bucket.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
sure, what ever you say
()
Date: December 30, 2010 09:56PM
To retard Wrote:
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> My house has not gone down in value.
>
> Keep saying how much you LOVE Manassas. It will
> always be thought of as a redneck, Mexican shit
> bucket.
Keep believing that, if it makes you feel good. Every house in the DC area has lost value since the real estate market crash....Except for yours.
-------------------------------------------------------
> My house has not gone down in value.
>
> Keep saying how much you LOVE Manassas. It will
> always be thought of as a redneck, Mexican shit
> bucket.
Keep believing that, if it makes you feel good. Every house in the DC area has lost value since the real estate market crash....Except for yours.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
ITRADE
()
Date: December 30, 2010 11:03PM
Probably not the White House.
Some have lost more so than others. The futher you get from the Beltway, the worse it was.
Some have lost more so than others. The futher you get from the Beltway, the worse it was.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
to itade
()
Date: December 31, 2010 10:01AM
I bought my house the end of 2007. I live in McLean.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Needs to come a time
()
Date: December 31, 2010 05:57PM
Doesn't it make you mad that you can't afford your home because you lose so much money for taxes that pay people to feed their kids and pay school fees for kids and we live in the same economy and having a hard time and they are taking advantage. There needs to come a time when people say they have had enough and to stop giving so everyone can get back on track. We need to stop taking are of the illegals and the lazy people that we have in Fairfax County.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
burden is too much
()
Date: December 31, 2010 06:10PM
What is really scary is that half the people in this country do not pay taxes. How long can the other half prop them up? The responsible half is falling down with the weight of this.
One out of five gets food stamps (that was reported the other day). We have almost 10% unemployment. It doesn't take a PhD to see that this has to be turned around SOON.
One out of five gets food stamps (that was reported the other day). We have almost 10% unemployment. It doesn't take a PhD to see that this has to be turned around SOON.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Needs to come a time
()
Date: December 31, 2010 09:55PM
You said it better than I could. We need to stand together as one and tell the government NO not anymore, time to take control back to the tax payers and find a politician that will stand by what the public wants.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
worth a try
()
Date: January 01, 2011 01:29AM
Maybe we can give EVERY child's parent that goes to school a $15 weekly allowance to buy lunch items. Fairfax county will still come out ahead. The only problem is the lazy parent will not make the lunch.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
learning
()
Date: January 01, 2011 09:41PM
There should be a challange for parents of kids to see if they can feed a kid a full week for $15. Look for sales and use coupons they might even have enough to save a little. Then they could apply that towards their child's 529 plan. We need to wake these parents up. Maybe the schools shoul teach the parents about how to be financially responsible. If FCPS could do this they would be helping the adults as well as the kids.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
teacher
()
Date: January 02, 2011 01:56PM
It is easier to just give than to teach.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
eat today
()
Date: January 03, 2011 05:36AM
The kids can eat today. School is back in session.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
This guy belongs in Manassas
()
Date: January 05, 2011 09:33AM
*Puss N Boots Hanging from Noose* Wrote:
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> Maybe so, but does anyone really give a fuck ?
>
> MANNASSSAS IS A 3RD WORLD MEXICAN SHIT-HOLE.
FYI, The vast majority of Hispanics living in the Manassas area as well as the Northern VA area are from Central America and not Mexico. I suppose that you associate anyone speaking Spanish as "Mexican".
Well, just from the few lines that you wrote it is apparent that not only are you a lower-class racist, but also uneducated and ignorant. Tell us a little more about yourself. Write a couple more lines!
If the other posters are correct about the rednecks in Manassas, a hillbilly like yourself would make a perfect fit.
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> Maybe so, but does anyone really give a fuck ?
>
> MANNASSSAS IS A 3RD WORLD MEXICAN SHIT-HOLE.
FYI, The vast majority of Hispanics living in the Manassas area as well as the Northern VA area are from Central America and not Mexico. I suppose that you associate anyone speaking Spanish as "Mexican".
Well, just from the few lines that you wrote it is apparent that not only are you a lower-class racist, but also uneducated and ignorant. Tell us a little more about yourself. Write a couple more lines!
If the other posters are correct about the rednecks in Manassas, a hillbilly like yourself would make a perfect fit.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Do we CARE where they are from?
()
Date: January 05, 2011 10:19AM
They are not legal, they do not pay taxes, they bring crime to the area, they get medical services for free ect.. Who gives a fuck where they are from. We just want them to go back to whatever shit hole they left.
I always wonder why they do NOT try and IMPROVE their own country but want to come here and ruin ours.
I always wonder why they do NOT try and IMPROVE their own country but want to come here and ruin ours.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Your Right
()
Date: January 05, 2011 08:01PM
You are so very right. The reason they are here is they know that we (US) will not let them starve or live on the street. We give a family of 4 about $40,000 of benefits and they will not even learn to speak our language or say thank you. All they do is bring crime and ruin neighborhoods. I watch them throw trash out of the windows when they drive or just walk out of 7-11. The older people that our in the country don't even want to learn anything they like being dumb. They are dumb in their own language.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
English
()
Date: January 05, 2011 08:31PM
I have had the same Hispanic cleaning lady for over ten years. Legal too. She and her family have not learned a lick of English since when they first moved here. If I have need to change an a day I need to call her GREAT granddaughter. Why is this? Maybe since they live in Manassas they do not need to learn English.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
YOU = SPICTARD
()
Date: January 05, 2011 10:22PM
Anon-SHIT-BROWN-Manassas resident wrote :
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> "FYI, The vast majority of Hispanics living in the Manassas area
> as well as the Northern VA area are from Central America and not Mexico.
COMPLETE BULLSHIT DUMBASS.
> "I suppose that you associate anyone speaking Spanish as "Mexican".
SUPPOSE AGAIN DUMBASS.
WE CERTAINLY KNOW THEY BOTH SPEAK THE SAME
ASS-BACKWARDS RETARDED LANGUAGE !
> "Well, just from the few lines that you wrote it is apparent
> that not only are you a lower-class racist,
SORRY I'M NO LOWER CLASS DIRTBALL LIKE YOUR MOTHER
NOR AM I A RACIST LIKE YOURSELF WHO SUPPORTS THIEVING LAW BREAKING LEACHES ON THE ASS OF HARD WORKING HONEST LAW ABIDING AMERICAN FAMILIES JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR ETHNIC BACKROUND.
YA FUCKING RACIST.
> "but also uneducated and ignorant."
YOU'RE ONE TO TALK YOU STUPID RACIST.
> "Tell us a little more about yourself."
WHY WOULD I WASTE MY TIME ?
PLUS WE ALREADY KNOW YOU ARE SOME CRIMINAL SPIC LOVING MINORITY.
> "Write a couple more lines!"
WHY DON'T YOU GO SNIFF A COUPLE MORE LINES YOU DOPEHEAD.
> "If the other posters are correct about the rednecks in Manassas,
THE REDNECKS ?
AS OPPOSED TO THE SHIT-BROWNNECK MEXICANS ?
> "a hillbilly like yourself would make a perfect fit."
A PERFECT FIT IS MY SIZE 12 BOOT SHOVED FAR UP YOUR WIDE FAGGOT ASS.
----------------------------------------------
> "FYI, The vast majority of Hispanics living in the Manassas area
> as well as the Northern VA area are from Central America and not Mexico.
COMPLETE BULLSHIT DUMBASS.
> "I suppose that you associate anyone speaking Spanish as "Mexican".
SUPPOSE AGAIN DUMBASS.
WE CERTAINLY KNOW THEY BOTH SPEAK THE SAME
ASS-BACKWARDS RETARDED LANGUAGE !
> "Well, just from the few lines that you wrote it is apparent
> that not only are you a lower-class racist,
SORRY I'M NO LOWER CLASS DIRTBALL LIKE YOUR MOTHER
NOR AM I A RACIST LIKE YOURSELF WHO SUPPORTS THIEVING LAW BREAKING LEACHES ON THE ASS OF HARD WORKING HONEST LAW ABIDING AMERICAN FAMILIES JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR ETHNIC BACKROUND.
YA FUCKING RACIST.
> "but also uneducated and ignorant."
YOU'RE ONE TO TALK YOU STUPID RACIST.
> "Tell us a little more about yourself."
WHY WOULD I WASTE MY TIME ?
PLUS WE ALREADY KNOW YOU ARE SOME CRIMINAL SPIC LOVING MINORITY.
> "Write a couple more lines!"
WHY DON'T YOU GO SNIFF A COUPLE MORE LINES YOU DOPEHEAD.
> "If the other posters are correct about the rednecks in Manassas,
THE REDNECKS ?
AS OPPOSED TO THE SHIT-BROWNNECK MEXICANS ?
> "a hillbilly like yourself would make a perfect fit."
A PERFECT FIT IS MY SIZE 12 BOOT SHOVED FAR UP YOUR WIDE FAGGOT ASS.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Voice for US rights
()
Date: January 07, 2011 05:27AM
If we stop giving them everything they will learn they have to work and not expect everything for free. Then they would learn they have to learn to speak the language or they will be out of luck communicating but we give in and always have people to translate for them. It is not only bad here but all over the US. Our politicians need to know that we US citizens want change. We really need to start being vocal about it. Maybe someone will listen.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
change
()
Date: January 07, 2011 12:48PM
Voice for US rights Wrote:
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> If we stop giving them everything they will learn
> they have to work and not expect everything for
> free. Then they would learn they have to learn to
> speak the language or they will be out of luck
> communicating but we give in and always have
> people to translate for them. It is not only bad
> here but all over the US. Our politicians need to
> know that we US citizens want change. We really
> need to start being vocal about it. Maybe someone
> will listen.
Democratic politicians will not change the system. Those illegals now have children that were born here so they are considered Americans and are now of voting age. If they send their Mom and Pop home (who were illegal), it will tick off a big part of the Democratic voting base. As time goes on, that voting base will continue to increase and the Dems will be less and less likely to ever change anything because they want those votes. We are one of the few countries who give someone the right to be a citizen just because they were born on US soil. Until that law gets changed, nothing will change other than our tax bill for things like free lunch will continue to increase.
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> If we stop giving them everything they will learn
> they have to work and not expect everything for
> free. Then they would learn they have to learn to
> speak the language or they will be out of luck
> communicating but we give in and always have
> people to translate for them. It is not only bad
> here but all over the US. Our politicians need to
> know that we US citizens want change. We really
> need to start being vocal about it. Maybe someone
> will listen.
Democratic politicians will not change the system. Those illegals now have children that were born here so they are considered Americans and are now of voting age. If they send their Mom and Pop home (who were illegal), it will tick off a big part of the Democratic voting base. As time goes on, that voting base will continue to increase and the Dems will be less and less likely to ever change anything because they want those votes. We are one of the few countries who give someone the right to be a citizen just because they were born on US soil. Until that law gets changed, nothing will change other than our tax bill for things like free lunch will continue to increase.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
signs
()
Date: January 07, 2011 12:53PM
Voice for US rights Wrote:
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> If we stop giving them everything they will learn
> they have to work and not expect everything for
> free. Then they would learn they have to learn to
> speak the language or they will be out of luck
> communicating but we give in and always have
> people to translate for them. It is not only bad
> here but all over the US. Our politicians need to
> know that we US citizens want change. We really
> need to start being vocal about it. Maybe someone
> will listen.
Even FCPS school system is handicapping them. Go to Willow Springs Elementary cafeteria, for example, and you will see all the signs that are in Spanish. Why learn English when you don't have too?
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> If we stop giving them everything they will learn
> they have to work and not expect everything for
> free. Then they would learn they have to learn to
> speak the language or they will be out of luck
> communicating but we give in and always have
> people to translate for them. It is not only bad
> here but all over the US. Our politicians need to
> know that we US citizens want change. We really
> need to start being vocal about it. Maybe someone
> will listen.
Even FCPS school system is handicapping them. Go to Willow Springs Elementary cafeteria, for example, and you will see all the signs that are in Spanish. Why learn English when you don't have too?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Willow Springs?
()
Date: January 07, 2011 03:03PM
IS Willow Springs full of spics?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
si
()
Date: January 08, 2011 10:18AM
yes
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
snow who will feed the kids
()
Date: January 09, 2011 09:20PM
Parents are going to have to feed their own children if it snows.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
just not right
()
Date: January 09, 2011 09:27PM
snow who will feed the kids Wrote:
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> Parents are going to have to feed their own
> children if it snows.
You are SO wrong. The county provides home breakfast & lunch delivery to these kids ANYTIME school is out. Snow days, holidays, etc......
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> Parents are going to have to feed their own
> children if it snows.
You are SO wrong. The county provides home breakfast & lunch delivery to these kids ANYTIME school is out. Snow days, holidays, etc......
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
snow who will feed the kids
()
Date: January 09, 2011 09:37PM
Who got to be kidding. They really take food to their homes? Who takes it there. I am learning so much from this board.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
you are so like stupid????
()
Date: January 09, 2011 09:42PM
Snow days are no food days. Dumb bitch. Get with the program.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
stupid you are wrong
()
Date: January 09, 2011 09:53PM
They do have social workers that takes food to peoples houses.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
bye bye free lunch program
()
Date: January 10, 2011 07:54AM
I say do away with the free lunch program and give all the teachers a raise. Another great idea is to have parents feed their own children.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
teacher raise
()
Date: January 10, 2011 07:20PM
I am a teacher and I agree. Parents have to take care of their own children then they will have respect for themselves.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
stop this program
()
Date: January 13, 2011 08:51PM
Get rid of this program in the United States. Everyone is coming over here from other countries living on us. It needs to stop. I do not have anymore to give. I need to support MY family not other people's families.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
I agree!
()
Date: January 13, 2011 08:58PM
Pay for your own children. It will make them proud and happy. No child wants to be a free lunch loser. Brown bag it and be proud! Let's teach kids early on NOTHING is free.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Nothing is free is so true!
()
Date: January 14, 2011 06:45PM
I work hard like everyone else does and FCPS is a waste pit. I agree we need to get FCPS to account for where our tax money goes to.
It would be nice if parents also brown bag it for your kids lunch. They will love for it. Plus school lunch is CRAP.
It would be nice if parents also brown bag it for your kids lunch. They will love for it. Plus school lunch is CRAP.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
again and again
()
Date: January 15, 2011 02:39PM
The county has to stop making it so easy for them. They have people who fill out the paperworkat school they have people give them the forms. They really do not have to go out and look for help it just comes to them. Events that come up they do not save for like proms, graduation, there are organizations that gives them stuff so why worry others will take care of it.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Way Too Broad
()
Date: January 15, 2011 03:04PM
again and again Wrote:
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> The county has to stop making it so easy for them.
> They have people who fill out the paperworkat
> school they have people give them the forms. They
> really do not have to go out and look for help it
> just comes to them. Events that come up they do
> not save for like proms, graduation, there are
> organizations that gives them stuff so why worry
> others will take care of it.
This year, the FCPS is doing an "audit" of their medical plan for the employees. As a result of this audit, employees have to provide copies of birth certificates (of children) as well as copies of marriage licenses to prove they are married and their spouse would be covered under the plan.
As a result of this audit (which cost the county FCPS something like $270K), they've already had so many employees "modify" their medical plans because they obviously were not capable of providing proof of their dependents and / or spouses, the FCPS has saved a few million dollars on medical costs.
I think something like this needs to be done on the free and reduced cost meal plan. If the parents had to truly provide income proof, the school would probably be down to a few dozen students who would actually qualify for these plans. Those parents who drive BMWs and Mercedes Benz autos, yet have their children eating for free at the school should be very ashamed of their behavior.
-------------------------------------------------------
> The county has to stop making it so easy for them.
> They have people who fill out the paperworkat
> school they have people give them the forms. They
> really do not have to go out and look for help it
> just comes to them. Events that come up they do
> not save for like proms, graduation, there are
> organizations that gives them stuff so why worry
> others will take care of it.
This year, the FCPS is doing an "audit" of their medical plan for the employees. As a result of this audit, employees have to provide copies of birth certificates (of children) as well as copies of marriage licenses to prove they are married and their spouse would be covered under the plan.
As a result of this audit (which cost the county FCPS something like $270K), they've already had so many employees "modify" their medical plans because they obviously were not capable of providing proof of their dependents and / or spouses, the FCPS has saved a few million dollars on medical costs.
I think something like this needs to be done on the free and reduced cost meal plan. If the parents had to truly provide income proof, the school would probably be down to a few dozen students who would actually qualify for these plans. Those parents who drive BMWs and Mercedes Benz autos, yet have their children eating for free at the school should be very ashamed of their behavior.
Idiots
Posted by:
GTFO
()
Date: January 15, 2011 06:31PM
Low-income households have been eligible for discounted telephone service for more than a decade. But the program is funded by telecom companies, not by taxes, and the president has nothing to do with it.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
BrandonVA
()
Date: January 15, 2011 06:36PM
Funded by the company means that the costs get pushed onto the consumer along with reductions in pay/benefits to new hires.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Audit should be done
()
Date: January 15, 2011 08:02PM
If we as Fairfax taxpayers do not ask for an account on many of these programs we will always have waste.
It most business accounts you must show the gov't how you spend/ tax your money. Why not in Fairfax public co schools?
For many years we have been told what a great school system we have. I have many doubts now?
It most business accounts you must show the gov't how you spend/ tax your money. Why not in Fairfax public co schools?
For many years we have been told what a great school system we have. I have many doubts now?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Too funny
()
Date: January 15, 2011 08:09PM
stupid you are wrong Wrote:
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> They do have social workers that takes food to
> peoples houses.
You are claiming that social workers take food to these students' homes? Truly too funny to even contemplate. They don't. Do you realize the number of people they would have to hire to deliver the food? And what, the cafeteria workers come in on snow days to make the food? Thanks for writing such a funny post, even funnier that at least one person claimed to be learning from posts like yours.
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> They do have social workers that takes food to
> peoples houses.
You are claiming that social workers take food to these students' homes? Truly too funny to even contemplate. They don't. Do you realize the number of people they would have to hire to deliver the food? And what, the cafeteria workers come in on snow days to make the food? Thanks for writing such a funny post, even funnier that at least one person claimed to be learning from posts like yours.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Social workers
()
Date: January 15, 2011 08:34PM
What crack are you smoking? fCPS does not provide free lunch to kids at home.
How stupid are you to think that is even possible?
How stupid are you to think that is even possible?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
helper
()
Date: January 19, 2011 04:21PM
There are people that take food to people.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
question2
()
Date: January 23, 2011 01:15PM
Do you know if parents have to re-apply each year for this program? Or if you get it you keep it all the time you are in school.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
lunch is free
()
Date: January 23, 2011 02:31PM
question2 Wrote:
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> Do you know if parents have to re-apply each year
> for this program? Or if you get it you keep it
> all the time you are in school.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/notices/iegs/EligibilityManual.pdf
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> Do you know if parents have to re-apply each year
> for this program? Or if you get it you keep it
> all the time you are in school.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/notices/iegs/EligibilityManual.pdf
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Pay for AP test
()
Date: March 05, 2011 11:31PM
Just wondering it they get the AP test for free also?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Shadow
()
Date: March 05, 2011 11:37PM
Do students eligible for free and reduced priced meals have to pay AP-IB exam fees? No. FCPS will pay the exam costs for all students eligible for free and reduced priced meals. In order to receive this benefit, it is important that parents and guardians return the proper forms to the FCPS Gatehouse Administration Center, 8115 Gatehouse Road, Suite 4100, Falls Church, Va., 22042, attention: Gabriela Ramos.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
their right
()
Date: March 16, 2011 10:21PM
I did not believe all the stuff on this board when I first started reading and since the beginning of the new year I have started noticing and asking questions at the school where my kids go and almost all of this is true. It is very upsetting. Good honest working families work hard to pay for their kids then are many many families that push it off on the tax payer. When can we say NO to these people and tell them to go to work even if it is McDonals, Walmart or cleaning houses to pay for their own children. Why is their children our responsibility to pay for their expenses?????
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Dig Dug
()
Date: March 17, 2011 04:51PM
Rumor has it Michelle wants to feed the SACC kids dinner too.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
reasonWhy
()
Date: March 17, 2011 06:58PM
their right Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I did not believe all the stuff on this board when
> I first started reading and since the beginning of
> the new year I have started noticing and asking
> questions at the school where my kids go and
> almost all of this is true. It is very upsetting.
> Good honest working families work hard to pay for
> their kids then are many many families that push
> it off on the tax payer. When can we say NO to
> these people and tell them to go to work even if
> it is McDonals, Walmart or cleaning houses to pay
> for their own children. Why is their children our
> responsibility to pay for their expenses?????
Because Prince William changed their laws. The problem then shifted over here and none of our Fairfax County Supervisors have the guts to do anything about it.
-------------------------------------------------------
> I did not believe all the stuff on this board when
> I first started reading and since the beginning of
> the new year I have started noticing and asking
> questions at the school where my kids go and
> almost all of this is true. It is very upsetting.
> Good honest working families work hard to pay for
> their kids then are many many families that push
> it off on the tax payer. When can we say NO to
> these people and tell them to go to work even if
> it is McDonals, Walmart or cleaning houses to pay
> for their own children. Why is their children our
> responsibility to pay for their expenses?????
Because Prince William changed their laws. The problem then shifted over here and none of our Fairfax County Supervisors have the guts to do anything about it.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
mmoore
()
Date: March 17, 2011 09:56PM
reasonWhy Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> their right Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I did not believe all the stuff on this board
> when
> > I first started reading and since the beginning
> of
> > the new year I have started noticing and asking
> > questions at the school where my kids go and
> > almost all of this is true. It is very
> upsetting.
> > Good honest working families work hard to pay
> for
> > their kids then are many many families that
> push
> > it off on the tax payer. When can we say NO to
> > these people and tell them to go to work even
> if
> > it is McDonals, Walmart or cleaning houses to
> pay
> > for their own children. Why is their children
> our
> > responsibility to pay for their expenses?????
>
>
> Because Prince William changed their laws. The
> problem then shifted over here and none of our
> Fairfax County Supervisors have the guts to do
> anything about it.
+1000!
-------------------------------------------------------
> their right Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I did not believe all the stuff on this board
> when
> > I first started reading and since the beginning
> of
> > the new year I have started noticing and asking
> > questions at the school where my kids go and
> > almost all of this is true. It is very
> upsetting.
> > Good honest working families work hard to pay
> for
> > their kids then are many many families that
> push
> > it off on the tax payer. When can we say NO to
> > these people and tell them to go to work even
> if
> > it is McDonals, Walmart or cleaning houses to
> pay
> > for their own children. Why is their children
> our
> > responsibility to pay for their expenses?????
>
>
> Because Prince William changed their laws. The
> problem then shifted over here and none of our
> Fairfax County Supervisors have the guts to do
> anything about it.
+1000!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
WakeUp
()
Date: March 18, 2011 05:53AM
mmoore Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> reasonWhy Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > their right Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > I did not believe all the stuff on this board
> > when
> > > I first started reading and since the
> beginning
> > of
> > > the new year I have started noticing and
> asking
> > > questions at the school where my kids go and
> > > almost all of this is true. It is very
> > upsetting.
> > > Good honest working families work hard to
> pay
> > for
> > > their kids then are many many families that
> > push
> > > it off on the tax payer. When can we say NO
> to
> > > these people and tell them to go to work even
> > if
> > > it is McDonals, Walmart or cleaning houses to
> > pay
> > > for their own children. Why is their
> children
> > our
> > > responsibility to pay for their expenses?????
> >
> >
> > Because Prince William changed their laws.
> The
> > problem then shifted over here and none of our
> > Fairfax County Supervisors have the guts to do
> > anything about it.
>
> +1000!
+2000!
It isn't just the free and reduced lunch program that was affected by the shifts from Prince William to Fairfax. The schools are overcrowded and class sizes keep growing. The Southwestern Boundary study just occurred and those areas are right along the border of Prince William. Why do you think there was suddenly so much overcrowding in that area? The other problem is that more people are now using the resources (schools) than are actually paying into them (taxes). We are now feeling the impact of that as we are now going to be going on three years of no increases in teacher pay. Wake up Fairfax County.
-------------------------------------------------------
> reasonWhy Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > their right Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > I did not believe all the stuff on this board
> > when
> > > I first started reading and since the
> beginning
> > of
> > > the new year I have started noticing and
> asking
> > > questions at the school where my kids go and
> > > almost all of this is true. It is very
> > upsetting.
> > > Good honest working families work hard to
> pay
> > for
> > > their kids then are many many families that
> > push
> > > it off on the tax payer. When can we say NO
> to
> > > these people and tell them to go to work even
> > if
> > > it is McDonals, Walmart or cleaning houses to
> > pay
> > > for their own children. Why is their
> children
> > our
> > > responsibility to pay for their expenses?????
> >
> >
> > Because Prince William changed their laws.
> The
> > problem then shifted over here and none of our
> > Fairfax County Supervisors have the guts to do
> > anything about it.
>
> +1000!
+2000!
It isn't just the free and reduced lunch program that was affected by the shifts from Prince William to Fairfax. The schools are overcrowded and class sizes keep growing. The Southwestern Boundary study just occurred and those areas are right along the border of Prince William. Why do you think there was suddenly so much overcrowding in that area? The other problem is that more people are now using the resources (schools) than are actually paying into them (taxes). We are now feeling the impact of that as we are now going to be going on three years of no increases in teacher pay. Wake up Fairfax County.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
uninspiring situation
()
Date: March 18, 2011 07:46AM
The classes are way too large and the teachers keep being pressured to make everyone pass. And there's not any raise in the paycheck so morale is sinking. Dang, the whole ship is sinking. How can a kid who is struggling really get help with so many others around him/her in the same boat? You can't squeeze blood from a turnip.
The other thing that is happening is that kids are cheating up a storm and the teachers are looking the other way. What comes around goes around. We are going to pay one way or the other.
Fairfax has to realize that it can't save the world. It has to put on its own oxygen mask before helping others.
The other thing that is happening is that kids are cheating up a storm and the teachers are looking the other way. What comes around goes around. We are going to pay one way or the other.
Fairfax has to realize that it can't save the world. It has to put on its own oxygen mask before helping others.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
chippie
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Date: March 18, 2011 10:19AM
It's ok because those who run everything keep telling everyone that people move here because of the schools. Guess the board needs to have a contest for a new slogan.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Older
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Date: March 18, 2011 03:50PM
Not all but most of the kids that come to the high school with the free and reduced lunch are disruptive kids. They don't care about a high school diploma. They want to hang out with their friends, walk out of class or cuss the teachers out. Most of the parents could care less that their kids are disrespectful and rude. The kids that act like this their parents act like that also. This is what all the "give me" has done with this generation.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
please
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Date: March 19, 2011 04:13PM
Can someone run for office that will do something about all the abuse with this program. I don't think the place where the forms get processed for FCPS check them. If you fill out the form they just give it to them. Please someone run for office and STOP this.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Real Estate Tax Casualty
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Date: March 19, 2011 07:22PM
The School System takes 55% of the the budget. Way more should be cut. Lunches are small potatoes. What needs to drastically be cut is the outrageous teacher pensions. 75% of average last 3 years of salary. My real estate taxes have double in the last 8 years to pay for these extreme benefits.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Trailer Trash
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Date: March 19, 2011 07:26PM
Now that you made this post from the library, please go home to your trailer park.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
stick to muscle car fixing
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Date: March 19, 2011 08:52PM
I'm sure that all you bigots bitching about FCPS are well qualified to do a better job. Seems like having one of the top education systems in the country is not good enough that we need help from some toothless redneck on an Internet forum.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
out of debt
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Date: April 09, 2011 10:26PM
Maybe with the new budget they will get rid of these programs so we can get this country out of debt.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Bottom line
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Date: April 10, 2011 12:09AM
The best solution to eliminating poverty is education. The best way to learn is to be prepared for learning. Proper nutrition is a key to being ready to learn. FCPS lunches have a very high nationally accredited rating. There are fresh fruits/vegetables available every day, lowfat choices, vegetarian options, etc. It's not the school lunch you remember. I know of a little girl who went to school with her bag lunch on the first day, and in it there was a handful of potato chips and a small bag of marshmallows. We sent home the lunch form. Yes, the parent liaison also got involved, and yes, it's nice to offer parenting classes, etc., too. Schools are doing their best to help in this area. But the priority remains student learning. We can't blame a five year old for not having what she needs to learn. And we can't ignore the situation and push her down a path of being a lifelong drain on the system either.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Agree
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Date: April 10, 2011 12:21AM
As a parent who often volunteers at our daughter's school, you would be shocked at the junk that comes into schools in lunchboxes. The school lunch is often much healthier. I'm not saying this just for kids in poverty. I'm saying it for kids in general. I think a lot of them must be packing it for themselves, because it would be awful to think parents are making some of these choices. And you wonder why behavior is such a concern for some kids? Start by looking at their diets!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
tax payer
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Date: April 10, 2011 08:48AM
Go to a high school and look what is thrown in the trash. Then watch the same kds who get free lunch pul out all kinds of money for the snack machines. The abuse is that many many parents have money to make good lunches for their kids but lie on the forms to qualify for the free lunch and all the benefits that go along with it. It is a joke. Ask any cafeteria person what the kids eat and what is thrown away. The tax payers are funding all this. Most of the parents that do this are sitting at home doing nothing but waiting for others to take care of their children and them. Everyone feels entitled. The ones that do work want to keep their money and have tax payers pick up the slack for their kids for all of school costs not just lunch. That is what I am fed up with.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
grown up Mom
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Date: April 10, 2011 08:54AM
Have any of you eaten a FCPS school lunch lately?
My mom couldn't understand why I didn't want to buy when I was in elementary school. She ate a school lunch one day and figured it out.
My mom couldn't understand why I didn't want to buy when I was in elementary school. She ate a school lunch one day and figured it out.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
truth6
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Date: April 10, 2011 09:08AM
How much does it really cost for but enough stuff for a good bag lunch packed by mom in the morning. Bread, good lunch meat or egg, ham salad, healthy chips, fruit. It might take a little time o go to the store and time to fix it. Maybe spending 20 dollars or less. Parents on free and reduced do want to be bothered. They are basicall lazy and the first to complain. I volunteer are my kids middle school and high school and see how the kids act but I see they learn it from their parents who come into to school when they have an issue instead of talking start yelling and then the bad words follow without a care who is around to hear them. If I worked at the schools I would band these parents till they learned how to act. As someone earlier said it is not the kids fault, they learn it at home. One thing I know they learn is how to take advantage of people and know by cussing someone out they can have their way. It is all upbringing.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Really?
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Date: April 10, 2011 09:54AM
Newsflash. Many of our families really dont have those "20 dollars or less" each week, and if they did, they couldn't make as nutitiously comparable a bagged meal to the lunch program. Until you see these needs on a daily basis, it's hard to understand. It's easy to complain about parental care when you see a child wearing a dirty shirt. But when the answer is sometimes that they had to make a choice between paying for dinner or paying for laundry detergent, it makes a difference. If it really bothers you, get involved with community action groups. Be a part of the solution.
Nobody likes to hear about people who take advantage and abuse a program. But to jump to the conclusion that the service should be cancelled because some abuse it isn't sensible either. Should we close the highways because some drivers speed? Eliminate liquor stores because some use fake ID's to get it?
It would be nice to have additional oversight to help prevent abusers to the system. But how should this be funded? Should we remove police officers from the street to stand next to the snack machines/watch the trash cans? Maybe hire additional people? How should we pay for that? And then would people be online complaining that we're paying for snack machine oversight?
Nobody likes to hear about people who take advantage and abuse a program. But to jump to the conclusion that the service should be cancelled because some abuse it isn't sensible either. Should we close the highways because some drivers speed? Eliminate liquor stores because some use fake ID's to get it?
It would be nice to have additional oversight to help prevent abusers to the system. But how should this be funded? Should we remove police officers from the street to stand next to the snack machines/watch the trash cans? Maybe hire additional people? How should we pay for that? And then would people be online complaining that we're paying for snack machine oversight?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
munch munch
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Date: April 10, 2011 10:00AM
truth6 Wrote:
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> How much does it really cost for but enough stuff
> for a good bag lunch packed by mom in the morning.
It costs money and time. Often when one does not have money it goes hand-in-hand with not having much time, either, due to multiple jobs.
I have no problem with the free lunch program (when properly applied - and, when dealing with large populations, what Fairfax does appears to majorly properly applied).
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> How much does it really cost for but enough stuff
> for a good bag lunch packed by mom in the morning.
It costs money and time. Often when one does not have money it goes hand-in-hand with not having much time, either, due to multiple jobs.
I have no problem with the free lunch program (when properly applied - and, when dealing with large populations, what Fairfax does appears to majorly properly applied).
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
reality check2
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Date: April 10, 2011 10:28AM
For the families that really do need it there is no problem. BUT many of the kids that are on it have new North Face clothes, the expensive shoes, name brand bags ( I do not known the difference so when I ask the kid they all say they are real). My husband and I support our family(5 kids) on $51250 a year. I do not have a job outside the home but volunteer at my kids schools. I make lunches for all (including husband). We have the kids in all the after school sports, music and so forth but we budget to make sure we can afford it. We do not expect others to pay for our family. What upsets me is the way some families think it is the county problem to make sure their kids are able to play in extra leagues (scholarships) and if you are on the free lunch all the school fees are paid if they want to play. Then at school functions you hear these same families talk about where they are going out to eat, or the new clothes that they got their kids because others are subsidizing their lifestyle is my thinking. Nor do they feel guilty about it.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
yaknowwhatimean
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Date: April 10, 2011 10:52AM
reality check2 Wrote:
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> For the families that really do need it there is
> no problem. BUT many of the kids that are on it...
>>> "...when dealing with large populations, what Fairfax does
>>> appears to be majorly properly applied
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> For the families that really do need it there is
> no problem. BUT many of the kids that are on it...
>>> "...when dealing with large populations, what Fairfax does
>>> appears to be majorly properly applied
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Come on now
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Date: April 10, 2011 11:06AM
Exactly. Most often, the program works exactly as it should. And yet there are some who will try to get over on the system, which ticks everybody off. But what is the SOLUTION to that? Cancel the program that we agree makes a difference for those who need it? Fund additional oversight (at what cost? at what deteriment to another program?)?
I'm always amazed at people who complain about all of the problems they see and offer no other solution other than to expect people to do the right thing because they do the right thing themselves in their own family. The current system expects people to do the right thing! And yet some still manage to get over. Go figure. "Oh, we should just give poor families $15 per week and make them pack their own lunches. But they better not use name brand products, or we'll be onto them!" "Better yet, we'll fund the program and dictate exactly what they can eat and make sure it is healthy." How is that different from the current school lunch program? Are there still really people out there who think there is some simple magic bullet solution that can right the wrongs of poverty? And none of the rest of us thought of it yet until you, brillant taxpayer that you are, posted it on Fairfax Underground? We all agree that there are abusers in the system. But how should we monitor that better? At what cost?
By the way, I just donated a ton of gently used (like new) name brand clothes of our daughter's to a younger student whose family I know is in a terrible bind at the moment. She loves her new "GAP" sweatshirt and wears it all the time. Should I have tatooed "donated" on the back to make sure you all know that the family is not on the take?
I'm always amazed at people who complain about all of the problems they see and offer no other solution other than to expect people to do the right thing because they do the right thing themselves in their own family. The current system expects people to do the right thing! And yet some still manage to get over. Go figure. "Oh, we should just give poor families $15 per week and make them pack their own lunches. But they better not use name brand products, or we'll be onto them!" "Better yet, we'll fund the program and dictate exactly what they can eat and make sure it is healthy." How is that different from the current school lunch program? Are there still really people out there who think there is some simple magic bullet solution that can right the wrongs of poverty? And none of the rest of us thought of it yet until you, brillant taxpayer that you are, posted it on Fairfax Underground? We all agree that there are abusers in the system. But how should we monitor that better? At what cost?
By the way, I just donated a ton of gently used (like new) name brand clothes of our daughter's to a younger student whose family I know is in a terrible bind at the moment. She loves her new "GAP" sweatshirt and wears it all the time. Should I have tatooed "donated" on the back to make sure you all know that the family is not on the take?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
missing the point
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Date: April 10, 2011 11:34AM
Your missing the point. I think we give to much help so the people who really need to learn how to support themselves don't bother to learn. They know someone else will take care of it for them. When they learn to do for themselves then they get self respect. They feel good and then pass it on to their kids. It is a growing experience for them as parents and the kids would learn by watching them and not depending on handouts. That is why projects in the inner cities never worked.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Please elaborate
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Date: April 10, 2011 11:47AM
I don't understand. Are you suggesting the school system should be more responsible in making parents learn to do things for themselves? There are tons of parent education workshops, ACE classes, etc. Are you suggesting the school system require them? How will they decide who must go? Who will pay for the instructors? The county already has a system for mandatory classes through the courts and such.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
learning2
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Date: April 10, 2011 12:17PM
Parents and people in general need to take responsibility for their family. When we stop force feeding and telling them what to do. They need to examine where they are going in life and what it will take to get there. We as a country keep giving (the feel gooders) so the reciepients really don't learn how to take care of them or their family. When you keep forcefeeding people they never grow.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Self righteous
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Date: April 10, 2011 12:38PM
reality check2 Wrote:
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> For the families that really do need it there is
> no problem. BUT many of the kids that are on it
> have new North Face clothes, the expensive shoes,
> name brand bags ( I do not known the difference so
> when I ask the kid they all say they are real).
> My husband and I support our family(5 kids) on
> $51250 a year.
What upsets me is low income families with 5 kids. I only have one kid and I'm sure I pay way more taxes than you. So to me your kind is just as much of a burden. Can you stop procreating like rabbits?
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> For the families that really do need it there is
> no problem. BUT many of the kids that are on it
> have new North Face clothes, the expensive shoes,
> name brand bags ( I do not known the difference so
> when I ask the kid they all say they are real).
> My husband and I support our family(5 kids) on
> $51250 a year.
What upsets me is low income families with 5 kids. I only have one kid and I'm sure I pay way more taxes than you. So to me your kind is just as much of a burden. Can you stop procreating like rabbits?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Solution?
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Date: April 10, 2011 12:39PM
What is your solution?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Self righteous?
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Date: April 10, 2011 12:42PM
I agree; that is a problem. What is your solution? Some kind of parenting authority who will grant permission for who can have children? Seems like more government, not less... Educational programs/parenting classes? We have those...
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
former teacher
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Date: April 10, 2011 12:46PM
Many years ago, I taught in a school that had a huge percentage of free and reduced lunch students-many of them brought money for ice cream which was extra or to stop by the candy store on the way home.
The "bag lunch" kids seldom had money for ice cream. They were the kids of working parents who did not want a hand out.
Many of the free lunch kids dressed better than the others.
I agree that no child should go hungry-all children should be fed. I don't have the solution to this problem.
Sure would like to know which group turned out better......
The "bag lunch" kids seldom had money for ice cream. They were the kids of working parents who did not want a hand out.
Many of the free lunch kids dressed better than the others.
I agree that no child should go hungry-all children should be fed. I don't have the solution to this problem.
Sure would like to know which group turned out better......
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Self righteous
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Date: April 10, 2011 12:50PM
My solution is to have families with more than 2 kids pay tuition. It's unfair that responsible families have to pay for people who keep pumping kids out like it's a factory line.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Self righteous
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Date: April 10, 2011 01:34PM
reality check2 Wrote:
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> For the families that really do need it there is
> no problem. BUT many of the kids that are on it
> have new North Face clothes, the expensive shoes,
> name brand bags ( I do not known the difference so
> when I ask the kid they all say they are real).
> My husband and I support our family(5 kids) on
> $51250 a year. I do not have a job outside the
> home but volunteer at my kids schools. I make
> lunches for all (including husband). We have the
> kids in all the after school sports, music and so
> forth but we budget to make sure we can afford it.
> We do not expect others to pay for our family.
> What upsets me is the way some families think it
> is the county problem to make sure their kids are
> able to play in extra leagues (scholarships) and
> if you are on the free lunch all the school fees
> are paid if they want to play. Then at school
> functions you hear these same families talk about
> where they are going out to eat, or the new
> clothes that they got their kids because others
> are subsidizing their lifestyle is my thinking.
> Nor do they feel guilty about it.
Does it seem fair to you that my property taxes are close to $9k and I only have one kid? Haven't you realized that responsible families are subsidizing your redneck lifestyle. It doesn't seem like you feel guilty about it either.
Move to West Virginia.
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> For the families that really do need it there is
> no problem. BUT many of the kids that are on it
> have new North Face clothes, the expensive shoes,
> name brand bags ( I do not known the difference so
> when I ask the kid they all say they are real).
> My husband and I support our family(5 kids) on
> $51250 a year. I do not have a job outside the
> home but volunteer at my kids schools. I make
> lunches for all (including husband). We have the
> kids in all the after school sports, music and so
> forth but we budget to make sure we can afford it.
> We do not expect others to pay for our family.
> What upsets me is the way some families think it
> is the county problem to make sure their kids are
> able to play in extra leagues (scholarships) and
> if you are on the free lunch all the school fees
> are paid if they want to play. Then at school
> functions you hear these same families talk about
> where they are going out to eat, or the new
> clothes that they got their kids because others
> are subsidizing their lifestyle is my thinking.
> Nor do they feel guilty about it.
Does it seem fair to you that my property taxes are close to $9k and I only have one kid? Haven't you realized that responsible families are subsidizing your redneck lifestyle. It doesn't seem like you feel guilty about it either.
Move to West Virginia.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
reality check1
()
Date: April 10, 2011 03:21PM
I don't know where you are coming from with that comment but we bought a "handy man special" 16 years ago that we pay property tax on. When we bought the home we had 23 percent down (that we saved). When we had the 2nd child I quit my job to stay home and take care of the kids. We always put $100 extra on our mortage. Never bought a new car, always at least 2 years old and kept them for 150 thousand miles one them. Always use coupons and rebates. I don't use credit cards and live within my means. It is called responsible. It you are paying 9000 on property tax maybe you bought to much of a house. Plus we always save at least 7-10% a month. I was young when we got married -20.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Self righteous
()
Date: April 10, 2011 06:19PM
Here's some basic math to prove that you are a leech to the county. I pay $9,000/yr in property taxes and only have one kid. Let's say you pay $2,000 for your handy man special trailer and have FIVE kids. That means your kids go to the same school system than my kids but you're paying $400/yr per kid while I'm paying $9,000. That means that I'm paying about 22 times per kid than you. Does that sound fair?
But you were too busy in high school getting knocked up to understand basic math.
People with poor family planning is as much of a pest as illegals and free lunchers.
But you were too busy in high school getting knocked up to understand basic math.
People with poor family planning is as much of a pest as illegals and free lunchers.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Gordon Blvd
()
Date: April 10, 2011 06:24PM
Self righteous Wrote:
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> Here's some basic math to prove that you are a
> leech to the county. I pay $9,000/yr in property
> taxes and only have one kid. Let's say you pay
> $2,000 for your handy man special trailer and have
> FIVE kids. That means your kids go to the same
> school system than my kids but you're paying
> $400/yr per kid while I'm paying $9,000. That
> means that I'm paying about 22 times per kid than
> you. Does that sound fair?
>
> But you were too busy in high school getting
> knocked up to understand basic math.
>
> People with poor family planning is as much of a
> pest as illegals and free lunchers.
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wow......................how elitist is that bullshit, eh?
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> Here's some basic math to prove that you are a
> leech to the county. I pay $9,000/yr in property
> taxes and only have one kid. Let's say you pay
> $2,000 for your handy man special trailer and have
> FIVE kids. That means your kids go to the same
> school system than my kids but you're paying
> $400/yr per kid while I'm paying $9,000. That
> means that I'm paying about 22 times per kid than
> you. Does that sound fair?
>
> But you were too busy in high school getting
> knocked up to understand basic math.
>
> People with poor family planning is as much of a
> pest as illegals and free lunchers.
-----------------------------------
wow......................how elitist is that bullshit, eh?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
ahole
()
Date: April 10, 2011 06:29PM
No shit. Self righteous needs to count his/her blessings and quit being a prick
Gordon Blvd Wrote:
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>
> wow......................how elitist is that
> bullshit, eh?
Gordon Blvd Wrote:
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>
> wow......................how elitist is that
> bullshit, eh?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Self righteous
()
Date: April 10, 2011 06:47PM
Yeah, it may be elitism. How about white trash with FIVE kids being condescending to reduced lunch kids? Her comments are subtly veiled elitism to me. So I don't mind her tasting and little of her own medicine.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
reality check1
()
Date: April 10, 2011 08:56PM
Say what you want but in 14 months my home will be paid for and I pay real estate taxes on $695450. It shows what saving, sweat equitity and not living outside my means pays off. With no debt and the economy and housing went south I still slept at night. I did have a set of twins so I was not pregnant that much.
I must have hit a sore spot with you because all I said was to save, plan and be responsible. Maybe you have mom and dad taking care of you. The best thing with my life is when I go back to work next year (so I don't have to worry about sitters) all that money can go into college savings or pay as the kids go.
Ths is called PLANNING.
Next question.
I must have hit a sore spot with you because all I said was to save, plan and be responsible. Maybe you have mom and dad taking care of you. The best thing with my life is when I go back to work next year (so I don't have to worry about sitters) all that money can go into college savings or pay as the kids go.
Ths is called PLANNING.
Next question.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Self righteous
()
Date: April 10, 2011 09:27PM
By your own words you got knocked up as a teen. Is that planning? I think not. So who are you to judge and go around asking kids if their North Face are real? Again, your own words.
I guess I'm just using the same right you have to be self righteous and look down on people. So please respond how is it fair that you get tax exceptions for screwing up your family plannig and I end up paying many times more taxes than you for being responsible?
I guess I'm just using the same right you have to be self righteous and look down on people. So please respond how is it fair that you get tax exceptions for screwing up your family plannig and I end up paying many times more taxes than you for being responsible?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
why
()
Date: April 10, 2011 10:42PM
Why would it have to cost more money to oversee the free lunch program? First of all it's a joke that the only requirement to get on the lunch program is to fill out a form. Would requiring income documentation increase the number of people to operate the program? I believe just the idea of having to provide documentation would stop a lot of the cheaters. Of course there are always those that know how to beat the system.....
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
forum reader
()
Date: April 11, 2011 08:14AM
Has Big Brother gone too far? Can't bring lunch to school?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-school-lunch-restrictions-041120110410,0,4567867.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-school-lunch-restrictions-041120110410,0,4567867.story
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Accountability
()
Date: April 11, 2011 09:12AM
The County school system has absolutely nothing to gain by clamping down on the free and reduced price school lunches. They are Federally subsidized so there is no reason to have that infringed upon. Its taking money away from a program that employs many food service workers, administration personel and food transportation jobs.
If there were a clear and counted number of people recieving these subsidies, such as those that may be of less than legally documented, then citizens would demand that their taxes not go towards feeding the children of illegal immigrants.
Of the 175,000 kids that attend the County schools, let's say the national average of 5% were not here legally, that would be 8,750 kids. If just 50% of those kids were on the F&RP lunches, that is over 4,300 kids PER DAY that are leeching money from our taxes. I wonder how much it takes to feed 4,300 kids each day...
This is not what the school wants. They do not need the masses getting involved in their business. Whether the parents of those kids are illegal or not, the school gets paid to subsidize their food, their education and their books. The County schools system just wants more, because they get grants and can ask for more money that the County ios more than willing to just hand over without any sort of audit or accountability to what it is being spent on.
Its time for some accountability from the school system. Let's find out where our money is going so we can begin to steer it towards where it should go.
If there were a clear and counted number of people recieving these subsidies, such as those that may be of less than legally documented, then citizens would demand that their taxes not go towards feeding the children of illegal immigrants.
Of the 175,000 kids that attend the County schools, let's say the national average of 5% were not here legally, that would be 8,750 kids. If just 50% of those kids were on the F&RP lunches, that is over 4,300 kids PER DAY that are leeching money from our taxes. I wonder how much it takes to feed 4,300 kids each day...
This is not what the school wants. They do not need the masses getting involved in their business. Whether the parents of those kids are illegal or not, the school gets paid to subsidize their food, their education and their books. The County schools system just wants more, because they get grants and can ask for more money that the County ios more than willing to just hand over without any sort of audit or accountability to what it is being spent on.
Its time for some accountability from the school system. Let's find out where our money is going so we can begin to steer it towards where it should go.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
why
()
Date: April 11, 2011 11:06AM
Accountability Wrote:
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> The County school system has absolutely nothing to
> gain by clamping down on the free and reduced
> price school lunches. They are Federally
> subsidized so there is no reason to have that
> infringed upon. Its taking money away from a
> program that employs many food service workers,
> administration personel and food transportation
> jobs.
>
> If there were a clear and counted number of people
> recieving these subsidies, such as those that may
> be of less than legally documented, then citizens
> would demand that their taxes not go towards
> feeding the children of illegal immigrants.
>
> Of the 175,000 kids that attend the County
> schools, let's say the national average of 5% were
> not here legally, that would be 8,750 kids. If
> just 50% of those kids were on the F&RP lunches,
> that is over 4,300 kids PER DAY that are leeching
> money from our taxes. I wonder how much it takes
> to feed 4,300 kids each day...
>
> This is not what the school wants. They do not
> need the masses getting involved in their
> business. Whether the parents of those kids are
> illegal or not, the school gets paid to subsidize
> their food, their education and their books. The
> County schools system just wants more, because
> they get grants and can ask for more money that
> the County ios more than willing to just hand over
> without any sort of audit or accountability to
> what it is being spent on.
>
>
> Its time for some accountability from the school
> system. Let's find out where our money is going so
> we can begin to steer it towards where it should
> go.
That's some good logic. So if having kids on the free lunch program is a good thing because it draws federal funds then let's just do away with lunch fees period. FREE LUNCHES FOR ALL!!!!
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> The County school system has absolutely nothing to
> gain by clamping down on the free and reduced
> price school lunches. They are Federally
> subsidized so there is no reason to have that
> infringed upon. Its taking money away from a
> program that employs many food service workers,
> administration personel and food transportation
> jobs.
>
> If there were a clear and counted number of people
> recieving these subsidies, such as those that may
> be of less than legally documented, then citizens
> would demand that their taxes not go towards
> feeding the children of illegal immigrants.
>
> Of the 175,000 kids that attend the County
> schools, let's say the national average of 5% were
> not here legally, that would be 8,750 kids. If
> just 50% of those kids were on the F&RP lunches,
> that is over 4,300 kids PER DAY that are leeching
> money from our taxes. I wonder how much it takes
> to feed 4,300 kids each day...
>
> This is not what the school wants. They do not
> need the masses getting involved in their
> business. Whether the parents of those kids are
> illegal or not, the school gets paid to subsidize
> their food, their education and their books. The
> County schools system just wants more, because
> they get grants and can ask for more money that
> the County ios more than willing to just hand over
> without any sort of audit or accountability to
> what it is being spent on.
>
>
> Its time for some accountability from the school
> system. Let's find out where our money is going so
> we can begin to steer it towards where it should
> go.
That's some good logic. So if having kids on the free lunch program is a good thing because it draws federal funds then let's just do away with lunch fees period. FREE LUNCHES FOR ALL!!!!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
questioner
()
Date: April 11, 2011 11:24AM
Accountability wrote:
The County school system has absolutely nothing to
> gain by clamping down on the free and reduced
> price school lunches. They are Federally
> subsidized so there is no reason to have that
> infringed upon. Its taking money away from a
> program that employs many food service workers,
> administration personel and food transportation
> jobs.
Accountability--Where do you think the federal money comes from? This is why we are so in debt right now!
The County school system has absolutely nothing to
> gain by clamping down on the free and reduced
> price school lunches. They are Federally
> subsidized so there is no reason to have that
> infringed upon. Its taking money away from a
> program that employs many food service workers,
> administration personel and food transportation
> jobs.
Accountability--Where do you think the federal money comes from? This is why we are so in debt right now!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
extras
()
Date: April 11, 2011 11:57AM
It is not just the lunch it is all the extra's that comes with it as well.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Mr. $9000 man
()
Date: April 11, 2011 12:24PM
Good for you for living in a big expensive house.
Kinda funny how you are knocking the lady with 5 kids since you have just one.
If everyone had one kid, gee I wonder what our country would look like in 50 years??
There wouldn't be a lot of people around to buy your big fancy house now would there?
Good luck with that social security check that you are waiting for when your ONE kid can't support the system.
Look no further than Japan and Italy and the terrible mess they are in because of all the ONE and no child households.
That lady that you mock and ridicule for having five will far out contribute what you do simply by the fact that she has produced FIVE future taxpayers and homebuyers, etc.
Your self absorbed self is positively pathetic.
Kinda funny how you are knocking the lady with 5 kids since you have just one.
If everyone had one kid, gee I wonder what our country would look like in 50 years??
There wouldn't be a lot of people around to buy your big fancy house now would there?
Good luck with that social security check that you are waiting for when your ONE kid can't support the system.
Look no further than Japan and Italy and the terrible mess they are in because of all the ONE and no child households.
That lady that you mock and ridicule for having five will far out contribute what you do simply by the fact that she has produced FIVE future taxpayers and homebuyers, etc.
Your self absorbed self is positively pathetic.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
...XYZ
()
Date: April 11, 2011 12:46PM
extras Wrote:
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> It is not just the lunch it is all the extra's
> that comes with it as well.
How about breakfast, shots, field trips, just about anything that most people consider part of the cost of raising kids? Hell, there are some kids who get cab fare so they can get to school, have no idea why though. Once you get on the free or reduced lunch list, just about everything is paid for. elementar kids get school supplies, computers, you name it.
I can remember when I was in elementary school here in Fairfax Co. and if there was a kid who was poor, the school would very quietly provide the kid with school supplies, the teacher would just slip them in the kid's desk when no one was there (I know this because my mother worked in a school). Now, parents of kids on free/reduce lunch come to the school and ask when they will get their supplies. Then at the winter holidays, (can't call it Christmas) teacher's/PTA will get together and take up toys, gifts etc that are distributed to these same kids. Hell, recently I heard, and I'm not making this up, a school organized a pet food/toy drive to provide the pets of kids on free/reduced lunch
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> It is not just the lunch it is all the extra's
> that comes with it as well.
How about breakfast, shots, field trips, just about anything that most people consider part of the cost of raising kids? Hell, there are some kids who get cab fare so they can get to school, have no idea why though. Once you get on the free or reduced lunch list, just about everything is paid for. elementar kids get school supplies, computers, you name it.
I can remember when I was in elementary school here in Fairfax Co. and if there was a kid who was poor, the school would very quietly provide the kid with school supplies, the teacher would just slip them in the kid's desk when no one was there (I know this because my mother worked in a school). Now, parents of kids on free/reduce lunch come to the school and ask when they will get their supplies. Then at the winter holidays, (can't call it Christmas) teacher's/PTA will get together and take up toys, gifts etc that are distributed to these same kids. Hell, recently I heard, and I'm not making this up, a school organized a pet food/toy drive to provide the pets of kids on free/reduced lunch
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
the nerve
()
Date: April 11, 2011 05:02PM
A secretary at the school where my kids go said that the parent of one of the kids that got free clothes, toys and Christmas presents came and asked for the receipts. She wanted to return the things that were already wrapped (she unwrapped them) and exchange them for electronics stuff. They are getting hundreds of dollars of stuff (winter coat, clothes and toys) but she had the nerve to want more or to tell what she wanted.Not even a thank you. And yes, the answer is they are illegle and the favorite line is "What are you going to do for me".
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
it gets incredible
()
Date: April 11, 2011 06:09PM
I opened a Pandora's box when I was the sponsor of an after school club. One parent went to the principal and said that she couldn't pay the club fee for her kid (pleading poverty). I got the PTA to pay the fee, but then I suddenly started getting more calls from parents asking for a free "fee". This was something we could not do because we had expenses and the PTA did not want to start chipping in for every kid.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
another1
()
Date: April 11, 2011 07:40PM
This goes back to what someone earlier said people expect their kids to do it all and someone else pay for them. The entitlement. Got to go. Put it back on the parents. They can work another job at mcdonalds to pay for their kids stuff.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
responsible
()
Date: April 12, 2011 11:42AM
Just be responsible. That is all that everyone one here is asking for.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Radiophile
()
Date: April 12, 2011 03:36PM
more curious Wrote:
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> It is not fair to the honest hardworking parent
> that makes a couple thousand over the limit. It
> is not just a lunch but 10 months worth on
> breakfast, lunches, $100 per sport per child, $200
> parking permit, course fee for some subjects that
> are $35 to $75 per semester. Some parents their
> child has to choose. Then those parents that have
> jobs paying more than the honest person but want
> someone else to pay their child expenses. That is
> what is wrong. You have to agree. Not to mention
> kids that don't even live in Fairfax County we are
> educating.
And as a double income no kid person who pays property taxes why do I have to subsidize your brats schooling?
Fairfaxunderground rules: Lilliputions, not ok. Midgettville ok. I got it now.
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> It is not fair to the honest hardworking parent
> that makes a couple thousand over the limit. It
> is not just a lunch but 10 months worth on
> breakfast, lunches, $100 per sport per child, $200
> parking permit, course fee for some subjects that
> are $35 to $75 per semester. Some parents their
> child has to choose. Then those parents that have
> jobs paying more than the honest person but want
> someone else to pay their child expenses. That is
> what is wrong. You have to agree. Not to mention
> kids that don't even live in Fairfax County we are
> educating.
And as a double income no kid person who pays property taxes why do I have to subsidize your brats schooling?
Fairfaxunderground rules: Lilliputions, not ok. Midgettville ok. I got it now.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
sorry
()
Date: April 12, 2011 03:59PM
-------------------------------------------------------
> more curious Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
..... That
> is
> > what is wrong. You have to agree.
No I don't.
> more curious Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
..... That
> is
> > what is wrong. You have to agree.
No I don't.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
spring break
()
Date: April 12, 2011 04:41PM
What do the parents feel the kids when they are home from school for a week? maybe they should practice packing a lunch and see how cheap they really can feed their kids.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
To spring break
()
Date: April 12, 2011 05:56PM
I agree!
Go to Shopper's and stock up on peanut butter, whole wheat "white bread" (yes they do make this and the kids do not notice), apples, and some fun snack.
My kids will NOT eat a school lunch and think it is gross.
I bet your kids will thank you for making them lunch.
PS I work and have three kids. If I can do it so can you.
Go to Shopper's and stock up on peanut butter, whole wheat "white bread" (yes they do make this and the kids do not notice), apples, and some fun snack.
My kids will NOT eat a school lunch and think it is gross.
I bet your kids will thank you for making them lunch.
PS I work and have three kids. If I can do it so can you.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Ut videam
()
Date: April 12, 2011 06:11PM
Yeah, at least FCPS hasn't picked up this scam yet:
http://t.co/WimwgbS
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/12/2011 06:19PM by Ut videam.
Quote
Chicago Tribune
Fernando Dominguez cut the figure of a young revolutionary leader during a recent lunch period at his elementary school.
"Who thinks the lunch is not good enough?" the seventh-grader shouted to his lunch mates in Spanish and English.
Dozens of hands flew in the air and fellow students shouted along: "We should bring our own lunch! We should bring our own lunch! We should bring our own lunch!"
Fernando waved his hand over the crowd and asked a visiting reporter: "Do you see the situation?"
At his public school, Little Village Academy on Chicago's West Side, students are not allowed to pack lunches from home. Unless they have a medical excuse, they must eat the food served in the cafeteria.
http://t.co/WimwgbS
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/12/2011 06:19PM by Ut videam.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Pack your kids lunch
()
Date: April 12, 2011 06:18PM
Hello parents:
Your job as a parent is to make school less stressful.
Please pack your child a lunch.
I feel sorry for the kids made to eat the crap FCPS serves as a lunch. If a parent would not accept it why would your child.
Get off your lazy ass and make your child lunch.
Not a sermon just a thought.
Your job as a parent is to make school less stressful.
Please pack your child a lunch.
I feel sorry for the kids made to eat the crap FCPS serves as a lunch. If a parent would not accept it why would your child.
Get off your lazy ass and make your child lunch.
Not a sermon just a thought.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
opinion
()
Date: April 13, 2011 01:25PM
I think people here are not upset with feeding kids. I think most of them are upset because some people put even the small part of being a parent (feeding their child) on the taxpayer. Then the counties, federal government and state government made it so big that all other parts of what parents are to provide for their child is provided by government agencies. So then those parents have all this extra income to do whatever and the parents that do get the extra help have to watch all their pennies.
I really do not think it is the food, it is all the extras and the way the parents of the child receiving the benefits and always wanting more or rude to the people in the schools if they don't get the extras when they demand it.
Just an opinion.
I really do not think it is the food, it is all the extras and the way the parents of the child receiving the benefits and always wanting more or rude to the people in the schools if they don't get the extras when they demand it.
Just an opinion.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
okok
()
Date: April 13, 2011 03:47PM
Get real, mostof the people that are on it are illegal, or have drug and booze problems, not to mention prescription drugs. Can't wake up in the morning so it is left up to the school to take care of these kids. Even some 1st graders take care of themselves in the morning. Not to mention 5th graders taken care of younger kids and the parent when they over do it. If we know parents like this stop making it easier for them and get them on board taking care of the family they created.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Work
()
Date: April 14, 2011 04:05PM
Get educated. Get a job that will support our family. Work 2 jobs. WORK
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
school out
()
Date: April 16, 2011 02:59PM
Does anyone know if some of the schools will be feeding the kids breakfast and lunch while school is out this week?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
former teacher
()
Date: April 16, 2011 03:09PM
I taught with an "old school" principal many years ago. If a kid dropped money on the floor we took it and put it in the pot for the lunches or supplies. (This was easier than figuring out who the money belonged to. There was nothing at school to spend money on and she figured that any money floating around must be for lunches.) She figured if they had money to play with, it should go toward paying the bills. Of course, almost all the kids were on free lunch. The ones that weren't on free lunch just had too much pride to be on free lunch--they were poor, too.
Can you imagine a principal today doing that?
p.s. She was an EXTREMELY kind woman. She just had strong principles and values. This was forty years ago. Free lunch was abused then, too--but nothing like today.
Can you imagine a principal today doing that?
p.s. She was an EXTREMELY kind woman. She just had strong principles and values. This was forty years ago. Free lunch was abused then, too--but nothing like today.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Back when
()
Date: April 16, 2011 04:04PM
In 1982 when I became a single parentof 3 kids the school where my kids went to kept asking me to fill out the paperwork for the free lunch with out knowing my financial status. Thye needed numbers then to get the program off and running. I kept telling them "no" because I would never accept welfare. Back then that was a stigma and I did not want to be grouped with that status and supported my kids and myself with what I made. For two years I was asked monthly about signing up. Just looking when the program started to the abuse now is criminal. It made it easy for people to take the easy way out. It started people thinking that others will take care of them.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Gordon Blvd
()
Date: April 16, 2011 10:37PM
wow - lotsa stuck up snots trying top preach to others on this thread..........
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
@ Gordon Blvd
()
Date: April 16, 2011 10:51PM
and you have wasted your time reading through this thread and making a useless post on it instead of doing something productive with your life BECAUSE.......................?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Gordon Blvd
()
Date: April 17, 2011 11:53AM
@ Gordon Blvd Wrote:
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> and you have wasted your time reading through this
> thread and making a useless post on it instead of
> doing something productive with your life
> BECAUSE.......................?
-----------------------------------------------------
Heh - got yr panties all up in a twist because a of post on Ffx Underground.
Who says I'm not being productive
LoLz
preach away, lady
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> and you have wasted your time reading through this
> thread and making a useless post on it instead of
> doing something productive with your life
> BECAUSE.......................?
-----------------------------------------------------
Heh - got yr panties all up in a twist because a of post on Ffx Underground.
Who says I'm not being productive
LoLz
preach away, lady
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
say one good thing
()
Date: April 18, 2011 02:09PM
Say one good thing on this tax day while I am paying to support all these people. One goo thing .................................
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Ideas
()
Date: December 20, 2012 09:42PM
Any view points with the cliff coming around the corner?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
right
()
Date: December 22, 2012 12:32PM
Just read in the Washington Post that dc lost over 4 Millions dollars with this program,not sure about Fairfax/
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
lunch lady part time
()
Date: December 23, 2012 02:39PM
Just be nice to the lunch ladies kids!
Slip us a couple bucks and we will fix you what you want to eat.
Attachments:
Slip us a couple bucks and we will fix you what you want to eat.
Attachments:
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
ReallyYy
()
Date: December 23, 2012 06:47PM
Have you seen th e school food lately?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
teacher N
()
Date: December 23, 2012 07:52PM
ReallyYy Wrote:
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> Have you seen th e school food lately?
The school food is healthy and gross!
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> Have you seen th e school food lately?
The school food is healthy and gross!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Looks good
()
Date: December 24, 2012 01:20AM
Looks good!!!!!
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Dinner time
()
Date: December 24, 2012 05:39PM
Who is having Christmas dinner tomorrow?
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
family tradition
()
Date: December 24, 2012 05:50PM
Dinner time Wrote:
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> Who is having Christmas dinner tomorrow?
We are going to tear it up!
Attachments:
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> Who is having Christmas dinner tomorrow?
We are going to tear it up!
Attachments:
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
Comfort Food
()
Date: December 24, 2012 06:01PM
family tradition Wrote:
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> Dinner time Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Who is having Christmas dinner tomorrow?
>
>
> We are going to tear it up!
>
> ...[chinese menu]...
Lol!
As it turns out, a bro-in-law - for whatever bizarro reasons he had - drove up to NYC today and bought us a couple roast ducks from a Chinese joint in Chinatown there. And he's coming back today, too.
So we're also going to "have Chinese" for Christmas dinner!
Yum.
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> Dinner time Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Who is having Christmas dinner tomorrow?
>
>
> We are going to tear it up!
>
> ...[chinese menu]...
Lol!
As it turns out, a bro-in-law - for whatever bizarro reasons he had - drove up to NYC today and bought us a couple roast ducks from a Chinese joint in Chinatown there. And he's coming back today, too.
So we're also going to "have Chinese" for Christmas dinner!
Yum.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
cum of sum yung boi
()
Date: December 24, 2012 06:10PM
Comfort Food Wrote:
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> So we're also going to "have Chinese" for
> Christmas dinner!
>
> Yum.
Careful when ordering lobster I have heard rumors.
Attachments:
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> So we're also going to "have Chinese" for
> Christmas dinner!
>
> Yum.
Careful when ordering lobster I have heard rumors.
Attachments:
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
facepalm
()
Date: May 23, 2013 12:29PM
Just make sure you don't work for FCPS as an administrator and apply:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/dozens-of-chicago-public-_n_1676597.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/dozens-of-chicago-public-_n_1676597.html
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
are they black
()
Date: May 09, 2014 04:26PM
why??? Wrote:
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> Are you just as upset as I am of the way people
> take advantage of the lunch program in FCPS. I do
> the right thing by taking care of my kids and
> paying all their expenses and others lie on the
> applications a get the free and reduced lunches
> and all the other benefits that go along with
> being on free and reduced lunch and I heard the
> parents laughing and telling other parents how to
> fill out the forms. THis is all happening during
> sporting events. Friday night I heard it again.
> Yes I was listening and hearing that they don't
> even have to pay for the SATs. When leaving they
> drive better car than I do. They also have jobs.
> One woman has a govt job. How can this happen?
> Maybe I am jealous. I just can't lie
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> Are you just as upset as I am of the way people
> take advantage of the lunch program in FCPS. I do
> the right thing by taking care of my kids and
> paying all their expenses and others lie on the
> applications a get the free and reduced lunches
> and all the other benefits that go along with
> being on free and reduced lunch and I heard the
> parents laughing and telling other parents how to
> fill out the forms. THis is all happening during
> sporting events. Friday night I heard it again.
> Yes I was listening and hearing that they don't
> even have to pay for the SATs. When leaving they
> drive better car than I do. They also have jobs.
> One woman has a govt job. How can this happen?
> Maybe I am jealous. I just can't lie
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
uope you like feeding their kids
()
Date: May 09, 2014 05:26PM
don't worry about it, they told me they "spot check" the applications...... AKA they never check, I have neighbors with 6 figure salaries that stupidly admit to taking advantage of this. Certain other groups of diversity have long known this secret and have scammed the system for many years.
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
bubs
()
Date: May 10, 2014 12:17AM
Goverment workers get commuting assistance. IRS employees who don't pay their taxes get bonuses. Cliven Bundy gets to graze his cattle on goverment property for free. GOP parasites shut the goverment down, did not work and got paid for it. Church Mall Corporations like McLean Bible don't pay taxes.....The Silver Line Metro is a huge scam that only helps properties owners along the route and people who wont be able to use it have to pay for it....
And somebody is complaining about kids getting help with lunch? Yes, thats is definitely the BIG problem
Amazing...
And somebody is complaining about kids getting help with lunch? Yes, thats is definitely the BIG problem
Amazing...
Re: Free and reduced lunch program
Posted by:
fee
()
Date: December 11, 2014 06:43PM
Where when they realse the lunch rate for the news school year?
loosers Wrote:
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> loosers Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Here are the current income guidelines for the
> > free and reduced lunch program. This chart is
> > listed as ending 6/30/10 but it states on that
> > page somewhere that these numbers also apply to
> > THIS school year.
> >
> >
> http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/ieg
>
> > s/IEGs09-10.pdf
>
> Guess I was a little late with that
> one......................
loosers Wrote:
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> loosers Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Here are the current income guidelines for the
> > free and reduced lunch program. This chart is
> > listed as ending 6/30/10 but it states on that
> > page somewhere that these numbers also apply to
> > THIS school year.
> >
> >
> http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/ieg
>
> > s/IEGs09-10.pdf
>
> Guess I was a little late with that
> one......................