Schools Are Still ‘Lunch Shaming’ Kids With Meal Debt | Eater

"After announcing that students with delinquent lunch accounts would be given cold sun butter-and-jelly sandwiches (with veggies, fruit, and milk) instead of hot menu items, the district faced swift public backlash and fundraising: $77,000 was raised in one week and subsequent campaigns plus a private donation from a yogurt company CEO pushed total contributions past $150,000 to erase the debt—an outcome organizers and advocates say highlights how crowd-funded fixes can quickly clear balances but do not solve the underlying, systemic problem of student meal access." - Nadra Nittle