free school lunches

Giving students free lunches is perfectly fine, as long as the parents aren't the ones footing the bill.

It makes no sense given the tax burden in this state that our public schools are not able to provide basic nutrition during the school day.

In Phillipsburg, all children qualify for free lunches because sixty-percent or more of the children are considered "at-risk." The free lunches are funded in part with federal aid due to that high percentage of at-risk kids. Just because the majority of students receive discounted or free lunches, should it automatically apply to all...