Comments on: Reminder: Breakfast And Lunch Are Free At 44 Escambia Schools; All Others Must Apply

By: SueB

SueB — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:09:38 +0000

What a shame that most of the food will be thrown away. Kids will not eat greens. If you peel the orange they might eat it even the apple. Pack your kids a lunch. Even add something extra for snack like Poptarts. Most kids will just eat a roll.
What about all the Alabama kids being dropped off at Escambia County Schools? Our taxes are paying for them to eat? How much money is being taken from Alabama citizens to help pay for this “treat”?

By: Northend

Northend — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:25:35 +0000

Just because the school is included in the free lunch, doesn’t mean lunch is available. Last year at Northview, if you weren’t in the first lunch group, there wasn’t anything left. Sounds good, but there’s always a flip side. If the student qualifies for reduced/free lunch at a non participating school, the student may have a better chance at actually getting food.

By: Denny

Denny — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:52:33 +0000

Concerned, the second sentence states those that can’t afford lunch can apply for reduced or free lunch.

By: Big Boy

Big Boy — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:16:26 +0000

If your children don’t get feed. The district don’t think they are as good as all the rest of the children in the county. Remember this and the new taxes they are putting on you on VOTE DAY. We need to clean house.

By: Big Jim

Big Jim — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:21:24 +0000

With this level of need county-wide, doesn’t seem right that just a few schools are left out of the free lunch program.

By: Value Meals

Value Meals — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:24:15 +0000

With as much school tax as I pay, the whole county can be fed.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:09:26 +0000

Where is Tate High School??? Not everyone can afford the lunches and breakfast so why leave a school out ?