So all of these different things were used to try to get
kids over the hurdles, «drill and kill,» or however you wanted to do it, and we dropped everything else out.
Through my membership on the HISD Food Services Parent Advisory Committee, I've gotten to know some of these men and women
over the last year and a half, and I recognize the significant
hurdles they face in trying to feed
over 200,000
kids a day, many from impoverished backgrounds, on a limited budget and under strict governmental regulations.