Across the country, students are publicly shamed because they can't
afford the cost of lunch.
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Tell Congress to pass the No Shame at School Act and end these hurtful
practices.
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John,
Across the country, low-income students are being shamed by school
administrators in front of their peers because they cannot afford to pay
for their lunch. Some students are forced to throw out their lunch
entrees; other students go hungry. Some students have even been prevented
from graduating high school as the result of accumulated, unpaid lunch
fees.1 2 But we at Color Of Change believe that every student deserves to
have a nutritious meal at lunch time, regardless of their race or income
level. [ [link removed] ]Tell Congress to end school lunch debt shaming.
School lunch debt shaming is an unfair practice. It disproportionately
impacts Black and Latinx students — students whose families are often
low-income due to systemic and economic barriers. But, this past June,
Representative Ilhan Omar and Senator Tina Smith introduced the No Shame
at School Act, legislation that will protect students and families who
can’t afford the cost of lunch. If adopted, this legislation will stop
school districts from having collection agencies seek students’ unpaid
lunch fees, and would end humiliating practices, like wristbands and hand
stamps, that schools often use to indicate a student owes fees for lunch.
[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress to protect families who can’t afford the cost of
lunch.
At Color Of Change, we make powerful changes all over the United States.
With your help, we’ve fought for better health care for Black moms,
changed pay restrictions for college athletes in California, and elected
legislators who care about Black people. We now have the opportunity to
use our collective power to end school lunch debt shaming for good, and
push for policies that protect our people. [ [link removed] ]Join us in demanding that
Congress the No Shame at School Act, and end lunch shaming across our
country.
Until justice is real,
—Jade, Rashad, Arisha, Johnny, Future, Amanda, Evan, Imani, Samantha,
Eesha, Marcus, FolaSade, and the rest of the Color Of Change team
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References:
1. “Warwick School Committee approves policy ending ‘lunch shaming,’”
WPRI.com, May 15, 2019,
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2. “Officials, advocates push for Minnesota law to keep students from
being denied diplomas over school lunch debts,” Star Tribune, May 10,
2019,
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