Comments on: Escambia School District Cafeteria Manager Charged With Falsifying Meal Records, Grand Theft

By: Don

Don — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:41:51 +0000

I worked for the district for 38 years.Sad part they are some of the hardest working people in those kitchens and underpaid.The management are over paid and the district as a hold has the worst accountability and the auditors are clueless. Shame is the bad rap to the workers.

By: you got to be kiddin'

you got to be kiddin' — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:58:44 +0000

@bewildered: just have to say this…if you think that the school serving only wholesome meals will ELIMINATE childhood obesity, then you are a very uninformed person who obviously has no experience with children. You think that is the only meal they will get in a day? hmmmmmm….just saying…

By: M in Bratt

M in Bratt — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:44:24 +0000

When reading this article, the words oversight and accountability come to mind. You also have to wonder, where in the world did all the extra food go? Sounds like we may have been operating Ferry Pass Elementary restaurant supply.

By: Believe

Believe — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 02:17:21 +0000

The Program is needed for sure. I agree that the head of these departments should visit and serve the kids food line not sit behind a desk. People have to be held accountable for their actions. This includes the bosses. The school has many long term employees that see the good the bad and what works best but it never seems to change. The Leaders down town need to start a bring a supervisor to work day. LOL
My other thought is what is happening now right under our noses ??

By: trisha

trisha — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 02:05:57 +0000

The children have to enter their student ID numbers in order to proceed through the lunch line, whether they are free lunch or not. She must have been really good at falsifying records to say more lunches were given than what really were. This makes no sense. This goes to show they really do need a check and balance. It took 10 years?
There is a lot of wasted food and children aren’t even allowed to share what they don’t want or can’t eat. The daughter of a friend of mine was sent home with a note which in turn ended being disciplinary action because she shared her lunch!! Absolutely ridiculous?!

By: P.F.mom

P.F.mom — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 22:40:37 +0000

@ southerner…obviously you have more money than you know what to do with and have no kids, or you have kids and your wife/husband pays all the bills. If it weren’t for that program a lot of kids would most definitely go hungry during the day. Most of them come from single parent households and can’t afford full pay lunches. I, myself am widowed, and trust me when I say this..the free lunch program is a true blessing. Being from the south, I am outraged at your comment!! Shame on you!!!!!

By: The DOER

The DOER — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 22:39:14 +0000

There are many, many children who are NOT on free lunches. They pay full price for their food, or they just bring a lunch from home. The solution is simple. If you don’t like what the lunchroom serves, including Moochelle’s ridiculous menus that even the federal government is now balking about, then just bring your own lunch. If enough children bring their own lunches, the problem will solve itself.

By: BT

BT — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 22:37:23 +0000

I guess there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

By: luvmyboys

luvmyboys — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:30:40 +0000

@Ashley…bewildered said prior to the statement that you quoted “why not make WHOLESOME meals free to every child in school as needed or wanted?” I don’t see a lack of empathy when they suggest nutritious free meals for any child who wants/needs it. Just my thoughts…

By: Taxpayer1

Taxpayer1 — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 19:26:58 +0000

Is there no Administrative over-site? Where? they seem to always find problems after weeks, months and years down the road? why is that? maybe to total lack of over-site created this problem?
Salaries that were stated seem a little extreme, if you go to the School District’s website you will see the pay scales for both the Food Service Manager I/ II
Salaries for the Manager 1- $11.81 hr for the Manager II- 13.00 hr
don’t see a 10 K difference…one makes 22,675..the other 24,960 a year….
How can something like this happen, you must have over-site.