Children should not be shamed because they can't afford the cost of
lunch.

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Chip in to help clear Minnesota students' lunch debt.  
  

[ [link removed] ]STOP SHAMING STUDENTS

John,

Last week, a Minnesota school forced students to throw away their hot
lunch if they had just $15 in school lunch debt. Not only were the
students’ lunches thrown away, but they were humiliated in front of their
classmates as cafeteria staff called out students for their debt. School
administrators are punishing students because their family can’t afford
the cost of lunch. These kinds of actions are cruel, and we must do
something to intervene.

[ [link removed] ]We’re working to erase school lunch debts for Minnesota students. Chip
in $5 to help erase a student's debt and ensure students are able to have
a hot meal at lunchtime. 

Too often, students whose families have low incomes are shamed by school
administrators because they can’t afford their lunch. But students and
their parents don’t deserve to be shamed because they can’t afford the
cost of lunch. Shaming practices are unfair, and they disproportionately
impact the Black and Latinx students whose families have low incomes due
to systemic economic barriers. This inequity is why we want to clear
students’ lunch debt altogether.

[ [link removed] ]Chip in $5 to help eliminate school lunch debt for these students. 

Color Of Change members are powerful, and you continue to show up when we
need to fight back against the systems that hurt our people. We need you
now, more than ever, to help us as we work to ensure that every single
day, Black and Latinx students in Minnesota are able to have a hot lunch
to eat and won’t be shamed for it.

[ [link removed] ]Chip in $5 to end school lunch debt for Minnesota students.

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

References:

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 1. “Minnesota school district apologizes after video shows workers
throwing away hot lunches for students with outstanding debt,” The
Hill, November 13, 2019,
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 2. “Warwick School Committee approves policy ending ‘lunch shaming,’”
WPRI.com, May 15, 2019,
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 3. “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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