Over 7,000 students see their lunch debts wiped after $1 million donation
Over 7,000 students see their lunch debts wiped after $1 million donation
Students in four Georgia public school districts will get their lunch debts paid after a $1 million donation from the Arby's Foundation.
Over 7,000 students in Georgia with unpaid lunch balances are getting a helping hand following a $1 million initiative from the Arby's Foundation, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
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Why did 7,000 children have an average lunch debt of $143?
Rich people and corporate wanted their disproportionate wages and tax burdens.
Because Republicans refuse to fund school lunches for poor kids.
They didn't.
A total of 7,413 students in four public school districts in the metro Atlanta area will get their unpaid lunch debts paid, according to Arby's, which confirmed to "Good Morning America" Friday that it had finalized $203,534 in donations to City Schools of Decatur, Cobb County School District, Henry County School District and Fulton County School District. The foundation said the remaining nearly $800,000 will be earmarked for other schools across the country and is estimated to help over 47,000 students.
So... an average of $27 per student in Atlanta area and $17 elsewhere. And the school districts can't just tell students to not worry about it?
Schools are underfunded, so it shouldn't be up to them to shoulder the cost.
because the united states cant afford to feed its children. build and sell F35, sure. feed children? negative. gotta have priorities.
This is local legislation, not federal budgets.
ha yep, you are absolutely correct. if only there was some national way to solve for this
I know right?
almost like at the national level we can somehow build billion dollar f35s (the program et al) and sell them... but we cant solve for startving kids in our states..
I get it.
But: “sTaTeS rI-yUtS”duude right?! half these problems exist because these jerk states refuse/reject the funding for the purpose. like healthcare subsidies.. nope, not these hurting poor people. let them suffer.
It’s what Jesus wants.
It was only 200k and the other 800k is supposed to go to other schools across the country